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    about genetically modified organisms and think that they are god sent other countries are weary of them and think that they are dangerous. While many other countries label genetically modified organisms because they think that people should have a choice whether or not they want to consume them America believes that their people should not have to know therefore taking the people 's choice away and making the decision for them. There have been studies that have shown that genetically modified organisms

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    In a recent article found on Facebook, David Gutierrez described how Thierry Vrain, a former Genetically Modified Organism scientist recently changed his mind on how he personally feels about genetically modified organisms. Previous to this article Vrain was for GMOs and was taking on many experiments on GMOs. However now, he says that he rejects a previous statement of his that said “biotechnology companies engineered crops, have no impact on the environment and of course that they are safe to eat”

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    ABSTRACT Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are organisms whose genetic make-ups have been changed, inserted or deleted into another organisms. While the safety, disadvantages, and public concerns of genetically modified foods has grown significantly with the productivity of the genetic engineered foods. The problem can be solved with stricter regulations for manufacturer from the Food and Drug Administration and U.S Department of Agriculture. Some of many possible solutions to the genetically modified

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    GMOs have posed new risks either to human health or the environment.” With that being said, genetically modified organisms are not at risk to anyone or anything. There are countless studies that prove GMOs are in fact beneficial to the environment and human health. GMOs can be directly correlated to Frankenstein; a Gothic Fiction novel, written by Mary Shelley, by resulting that the monster was an organism that was created. There could have been possible breakthroughs in science, if the monster stayed

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    (Ehrenberg). Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), although they provide many benefits to the economy and food supply, are associated with numerous environmental implications; there is a noticeable increase of food allergies, mental and physical illnesses, and disorders in recent years since the introduction of GMOs. Multiple solutions have been proposed by the public, health professionals and agencies, as well as nonprofit groups, suggesting the labeling of these genetically modified organisms, or increasing

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    A genetically modified organism (GMO) is a chemical organism processed in a laboratory where genes from the DNA of the crops are extracted and then artificially forced into an unrelated product that, when put into the crops the farmers raise, can chemically change the makeup of the crop. The chemical makeup can be from the change in the skin color of the crop to the actual organic chemistry compound. Genetic engineering is the process of splicing the genes in the crop and taking out a certain chemical

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    Genetically Modified Organisms and Health Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are organisms that have been engineered to contain and express genes from different organisms ("GMOs: Good or Bad for People and the Environment?"). A wide variety and the majority of food and resource crops in the United States are genetically modified, including corn, canola and cotton, and the United States is one of the five countries which produce over 90% of GMOs in the world market ("How Common Are Genetically

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    Genetically Modifying Organisms In Food and Farms The farming industry is one of the biggest and most widespread industries in the United States, it plays a major role in everyone’s lives. Everyone at some point in their live is affected by the crop yields of farmers, and the price of the crops said farmers are producing. Now with the scientific advances that have been made, these crops are now able to be genetically modified. These modifications that can be made will help to increase crop yields

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    Genetically modified organisms has affected 50% of children in the United States to suffer chronic diseases, and 21% of children to have developmental disorders. This epidemic stems from the fact that GMOs cause damage to nature and humanity by destroying ecosystems, by being toxic when eaten, and by spreading its genes to organisms that has not yet been modified genetically. One of the most important ways that GMOs hurt nature is by reproducing with non-genetically modified organisms. When GMOs

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    exactly does the acronym GMO mean? The term GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. The definition of a Genetically Modified Organism is any organism whose genetic material has been modified or altered, especially through genetic engineering techniques. The genomes of various organisms, from single-celled microbes to multicellular plants and animals, can be purposely transformed using recombinant DNA technology. The transgenic organisms are used mainly in the production of pharmaceuticals, gene

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