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Jan 3, 2018 · Genetic modification in plants was first recorded 10,000 years ago in Southwest Asia where humans first bred plants through artificial selection and selective breeding. Since then, advancements in agriculture science and technology have brought about the current GM crop revolution. GM crops are promising to mitigate current and future problems ...
May 17, 2017 · Picture on right is from a rat that was fed on GMO potato. These types inflammatory. growths are potentially precancerous and can lead to bowel cancer, which has. become one of the forms of cancer that is increasing in humans. Images permission of Jeffery M Smith. The picture on the left is the stomach wall of a rat that was fed non-GMO potato. On
Global area of biotech/GM crops continued to rise in 2017, reaching 189.8 million hectares compared to 185.1 million hectares in 2016. In 2017, 67 countries used biotech crops. This includes 24 countries in total that grew biotech crops, including 19 developing and five industrial countries; and an additional 43 non-planting countries that ...
Aug 8, 2022 · GMO foods have been available to consumers since the early 1990s. ... To help increase consumer understanding of GMOs, in 2017, Congress provided funding for an Agricultural Biotechnology ...
Jul 3, 2017 · Abstract. Genetically modified (GM) crops are the fastest adopted commodities in the agribiotech industry. This market penetration should provide a sustainable basis for ensuring food supply for growing global populations. The successful completion of two decades of commercial GM crop production (1996–2015) is underscored by the increasing ...
Mar 31, 2015 · One group of scientists reviewed data from over 1,000 studies and concluded there is no evidence that transgenic plants are unsafe to eat. Many people believe GMOs are bad for health. Many GMO protesters do not understand how GMOs are created or tested. Image by Daniel Goehring.
Sep 1, 2013 · Nearly all the corn and soybeans grown in the U.S. are genetically modified, but only two GM crops, Monsanto's MON810 maize and BASF's Amflora potato, are accepted in the European Union. Ten E.U ...
