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  1. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2020/05/26 › biotechBiotech potatoes: A case study of how genetic engineering can ...

    May 26, 2020 · The 100-plus wild species relatives of potato provide a virtually endless source of traits that can be incorporated into elite varieties relatively easily and quickly. Read the original post X ...

  2. www.fda.gov › food › agricultural-biotechnologyScience and History of GMOs and Other Food Modification ...

    Apr 19, 2023 · 1990s: The first wave of GMO produce created through genetic engineering becomes available to consumers: summer squash, soybeans, cotton, corn, papayas, tomatoes, potatoes, and canola. Not all are ...

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  4. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2019/12/05 › blightBlight-resistant GMO potatoes show promise in field trials

    Dec 5, 2019 · The field trials follow successful lab experiments to modify Maris Piper potatoes with late blight resistance genes from wild relatives of potato called Solanum americanum and Solanum venturii. To ...

  5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesPotato improvement through genetic engineering - PMC

    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 ...

    • 10.1080/21645698.2021.1993688
    • 2021
    • GM Crops Food. 2021; 12(1): 479-496.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Genetically_modified_potatoGenetically modified potato - Wikipedia

    v. t. e. A genetically modified potato is a potato that has had its genes modified, using genetic engineering. Goals of modification include introducing pest resistance, tweaking the amounts of certain chemicals produced by the plant, and to prevent browning or bruising of the tubers. Varieties modified to produce large amounts of starches may ...

  7. www.greenamerica.org › blog › gmo-timeline-historyGMO Timeline: A History of Genetically Modified Foods

    Mar 10, 2013 · Professor Herbert Boyer and a few of his biologist colleagues run with it. 1975 - Asilomar Conference. A group of biologists get together with a few lawyers and doctors to create guidelines for the safe use of genetically engineered DNA. 1980 - First GMO Patent Issued. A 1980 court case between a genetics engineer at General Electric and the U ...

  8. www.bbc.com › news › science-environment-64596453Commercial development of gene-edited food now legal in England

    Mar 23, 2023 · 23 March 2023. By Pallab Ghosh,Science correspondent. BBC News. Researchers in Cambridge are developing gene-edited potatoes that don't bruise in order to reduce food waste. Gene-edited food can ...