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Apr 1, 2024 · None of the memes — or fact-checkers — addressed Gates’ growing investments in U.S. farmland or the use of pesticides on non-organic potatoes.. And none questioned why someone who promotes himself as concerned about global health — largely through global vaccine campaigns — would supply ingredients for a product known to contribute to cardiovascular conditions and weight gain and ...
Apr 7, 2024 · In the surreal realm of social media, where truth teeters on the brink of absurdity, memes erupted like digital wildfire, spreading a curious claim: Bill Gates, the tech titan turned philanthropic juggernaut, allegedly lords over a farm churning out GMO potatoes exclusively for the greasy embrace of McDonald’s golden fries. But as fact-checkers rolled up […]
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Apr 3, 2024 · There is a relatively short list of GMO crops available in the U.S. which include: soybeans, field and sweet corn, canola, cotton (used in cottonseed oil production), alfalfa, sugar beets, summer squash, papaya, apples, pink pineapples and potatoes. Each one of these types of GMO crops is just as safe and nutritious as its non-GMO counterparts.
Apr 4, 2024 · Additionally, McDonald's stated it does not source GMO potatoes, contrary to claims associated with Gates. As of June 2021, Gates, along with his now ex-wife Melinda, owned more than 269,000 acres ...
2 days ago · The New Leaf potato, a GM food developed using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), was made to provide in-plant protection from the yield-robbing Colorado potato beetle. The New Leaf potato, brought to market by Monsanto in the late 1990s, was developed for the fast food market. It was withdrawn in 2001 after retailers rejected it and food processors ...
Apr 16, 2024 · A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.The exact definition of a genetically modified organism and what constitutes genetic engineering varies, with the most common being an organism altered in a way that "does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination".
Apr 15, 2024 · Promoters are DNA switches that turn on genes. Biotechnology companies use the 35S promoter to replace a gene’s natural promoter to make it easier to manipulate. It is found in many GM crops including bt-maize, which produces a natural insecticide that protects it from the attentions of the corn-borer moth, and Roundup-Ready soya beans, which ...
