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  1. Oct 17, 2018 · Doubts Begin to Creep in About GMO Potatoes. It was as hard for me to consider that my GMO varieties might be corrupted as it is for parents to doubt the perfection of their children. Our assumption was that GMOs are safe. But my pro-biotech filter eventually wore thin and finally shattered entirely.

  2. Dec 19, 2012 · Genetic modification is a special set of gene technology that alters the genetic machinery of such living organisms as animals, plants or microorganisms. Combining genes from different organisms is known as recombinant DNA technology and the resulting organism is said to be ‘Genetically modified (GM)’, ‘Genetically engineered’ or ...

    • A. S. Bawa, K. R. Anilakumar
    • 2013
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  4. Jan 5, 2024 · the risk of outcrossing, where genes from GMO foods pass into wild plants and other crops. a negative impact on insects and other species. reduction in other plant types, leading to a loss of ...

  5. Jan 9, 2024 · In the food industry, GMO crops have had genes added to them for various reasons, such as improving: their growth. nutritional content. sustainability. pest resistance. ease of farming. While it ...

  6. Aug 14, 2015 · Consequently, Glufosinate is toxic to most organisms. Glufosinate, for good measure, is also a neurotoxin of mammals that doesn’t easily break down in the environment (Lantz et al. 2014). Glufosinate is thus a “herbicide” in name only. Even in normal agricultural its use is hazardous. In GMO plants the situation is worse.

  7. Jul 27, 2021 · Genetically modified organisms (GMO) have been topics of hot debates over the last few decades. Some countries have been known to have a fierce regulatory framework over the genetically modified crops. The regulations of the European Union are the ones that have been subjects of continued criticism in this regard.

  8. Only a few types of GMO crops are grown in the United States, but some of these GMOs make up a large percentage of the crop grown (e.g., soybeans, corn, sugar beets, canola, and cotton). In 2020 ...

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