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List of Diseases Caused by GMO Foods. GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) foods have become increasingly prevalent in our food supply. These foods are created by altering the genetic material of plants or animals, often to enhance certain traits or make them resistant to pests or herbicides.
The well-respected British medical journal, The Lancet, published an important study conducted by Drs. Arpad Pusztai and Stanley W.B. Ewen under a grant from the Scottish government. The study examined the effect on rats of the consumption of potatoes genetically engineered to contain the biopesticide Bacillus Thuringiensis (B.t ...
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May 18, 2018 · Working together, scientists from Wageningen University & Research and Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, have developed a two-pronged approach: a genetically modified potato, along with a new pest management strategy, that combine for healthy crops with minimal fungicide use.
Feb 17, 2014 · Environment correspondent, BBC News. British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A three-year trial has...
May 17, 2016 · In this chapter, the committee examines the evidence that substantiates or negates specific hypotheses and claims about the health risks and benefits associated with foods derived from genetically engineered (GE) crops. There are many reviews and official statements about the safety of foods from GE crops (for example, see Box 5-1), but to conduct a fresh examination of the evidence, the ...
- Division on Earth, Board on Agriculture, Future Prospects
- 2016/05/17
- 2016
Jan 6, 2022 · Introduction. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important food for human consumption behind wheat and rice, and among the top horticultural crops. 1 Two thirds of the annual yield is marketed fresh, while the remainder is processed for snack and other industrial food products, including animal feed, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, wood, and textile commodities. 2,3 In 2019, 17.5 ...
In 2014, a team of British scientists published a paper about three-year field trial showing that another genetically modified version of the Désirée cultivar can resist infection after exposure to late blight, one of the most serious diseases of potatoes.
