Genetically Modified Crops
Information about genetically modified crops, genetic engineering within the food industry, and community debates over the environmental and health concerns associated with genetic modification in agriculture.
The first group of genetically modified plant life was created in 1983, and a variety of genetically modified crops have since been fashioned with traits such as resistance to insects, herbicides and viruses...Contributor: Jacob AdlonPublished: Nov 22, 2009
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- Ireland Says Not in this Country: Bans Genetically Modified Crops (treehugger.com)
- GMOs Threaten Bulgaria Organic Farmers, Decrease Yields (novinite.com)
There is one fact about genetically engineered foods that there is no debate about: no one wakes up in the morning eager to buy gene-altered food. There's good reason for this. Genetically modified foods do nothing for the "eating public". They ...
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Soybeans are one of the world's most genetically modified crops. Photo credit: Clearly Ambiguous via Flickr
Food security is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the global food discussion, and for good reason -- it's a big challenge that's only going to continue to grow, and there's even a dedicated conference for it next week.
As the understanding of the problem grows, attitudes toward genetically modifie...Read the full story on...
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- Biting Into GMOs (chicagoist.com)
- Are you eating unlabelled Genetically Modified foods? (gordonmoyes.com)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Oil from genetically
modified soybeans boosts levels of an important omega-3 fatty acid in the
body, which may reduce the risk of heart attacks, U.S. researchers
say.
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African cardinal denounces genetically-modified seeds, charges world soccer …Catholic Culture… international governing body) is “placing pressures on the South African government to decriminalize prostitution” as the 2010 World Cup approaches. …Africa needs water, not genetically-modified foodSpero News
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Zenit.org ).- Filipino bishops are expressing support for genetically modified organisms, as long as the new strains do not pose a threat to the environment.The episcopal conference's bioethics office...
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General Motors continues to defy the laws of natural selection. It is supposed to be the case that an organism that cannot hold out against its rivals and predators, eventually succumbs. GM has not succumbed, and shows no sign of doing so.
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- Genetically modified food (en.wikipedia.org)
- COA chief vows no imports of genetically modified rice (chinapost.com.tw)


