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Oct 8, 2018 · In 2000, I left Monsanto and started an independent biotech program at J.R. Simplot Company in Boise, Idaho. Simplot is one of the largest potato processors in the world. It was my goal to develop GMO potatoes that would be admired by farmers, processors, and consumers. Genetic engineering had become an obsession by then, and I created at least ...
Jun 9, 2023 · British food isn’t bad, be it English or from any of the other three corners of the UK. It’s just misunderstood. It’s time to reevaluate our assumptions with 20 classic dishes – from ...
GM potatoes reduce food waste via the non-browning/ non-bruising trait. Potatoes bruised during storage and transport contribute to 400M lbs. of food waste each year. 6 The GMO Potato: from Farm to Plate OES GMOs allow farmers to grow more with less resources.3 In a single year, GMOs allowed farmers to use 59.7M fewer
Since GMOs were first approved for commercial use and planted in US soil in 1996, their production has rapidly increased; helping to make farming methods far more efficient and productive. The most common GMO crops include soybean, maize, cotton, canola, and alfalfa. The following GMO crops were also planted in different countries in 2018 ...
May 12, 2023 · The analysis of over 6,000 peer-reviewed studies covering 21 years of data found that GMO corn increased yields up to 25 percent and dramatically decreased dangerous food contaminants.
Jan 6, 2022 · Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important crop worldwide and a staple food for many people worldwide. Genetically, it poses many challenges for traditional breeding due to its autotetraploid nature and its tendency toward inbreeding depression. Breeding programs have focused on productivity, nutritional quality, and disease ...
What is a GMO? 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 ...