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1. www.fda.gov › media › 135280GMOS and Your Health - U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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   A GMO (genetically modified organism) is a plant, animal, or microorganism that has had its genetic material (DNA) changed using technology that generally involves the specific modification of DNA ...

2. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2015/01/06 › avoidingAvoiding “foreign genes” trap: Tale of two potatoes ...

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   Jan 6, 2015 · J.R. Simplot’s new Innate potato, approved by the USDA in November, and a blight-resistant potato developed in the United Kingdom both challenge anti-GMO activists notion of “foreign genes ...

3. health.wusf.usf.edu › consumer › 2015/05/05Natural GMO? Sweet Potato Genetically Modified 8,000 Years ...

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   May 5, 2015 · The first genetically modified crop wasn't made by a megacorporation. Or a college scientist trying to design a more durable tomato. Nope. Nature did it — at least 8,000 years ago. Well, actually bacteria in the soil were the engineers. And the microbe's handiwork is present in sweet potatoes all around the world today.

4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesGenetically modified (GM) late blight-resistant potato and ...

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   Oct 20, 2022 · Plant Material. The transgenic potatoes used in the experiment were obtained from the cultivar King Edward, the most common cultivar in Sweden. 38 King Edward plants stacked with three R-genes (RB and Rpi-blb2 from Solanum bulbocastanum, and Rpi-vnt1.1 from Solanum venturi) were produced using Agrobacterium tumefaciens following published procedures. 39 Three transformed lines were selected ...

5. www.livescience.com › 40895-gmo-factsWhat Are GMOs? | Live Science

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   Jul 8, 2019 · A genetically modified organism, or GMO, is an organism that has had its DNA altered or modified in some way through genetic engineering. In most cases, GMOs have been altered with DNA from ...

6. childrenshealthdefense.org › defender › bill-gatesBill Gates, GMO Potatoes and McDonald’s French Fries — What’s ...

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   Mar 29, 2024 · It's free. Fact-checkers swooped in after social media memes claiming Bill Gates owns a farm that produces genetically modified organism (GMO) potatoes for McDonald’s started gaining traction. A March 25 Snopes “fact-check” verified that Gates does own a farm in Washington that grows potatoes for McDonald’s. But Snopes said statements ...

7. www.abca.com.au › wp-content › uploadsRats and potatoes: toxicity studies and GM foods

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   The rats eating the GM potatoes had smaller livers and brains, larger spleens and had suppressed immune systems The rats eating non-GM potatoes and those laced with lectin showed no such side-effects. Rats and potatoes: toxicity studies and GM foods The safety of genetically modified (GM) foods came under the spotlight