Genetic modification has come a long way and it may still have a long way to go. Despite the many advances it has been able to achieve in the field of science, it is still being considered as a common cause of debate in the public arena. The main problem behind this may be in [...]
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Genetic Modification Eyed To Make Inedible Plants Edible
Posted by dennis on February 9th, 2012
Posted in Foods 
Tags: canola oil, canola plant, genetic engineering, Genetic Modification, genetic technology, gm crops, gm plants 
No Comments »Facts About GM Food
Posted by dennis on January 31st, 2012
While people today are aware about the presence of genetically modified food, it might sometimes surprise some that the scope that most people may think it covers may actually be bigger than what they are led to believe. True, GM food has pervaded the consumer food chain in more ways than one. And it is [...]
Posted in Foods Tags: facts about gm food, gm crop, gm food, gm food labeling, gm food sources, gm plants No Comments »Insect Resistance To Bt Toxins Increasing In Insect Resistant GM Crops
Posted by dennis on November 18th, 2011
While biotech companies are trying to extol the many benefits of using GM crops to many farmers, there seems to be a growing concern of its long term effects and for what it may possibly do to the environment at large. For example, scientists have recently conducted an insect resistance review of insects to Bt [...]
Posted in Foods Tags: bt cotton, bt toxin, bt toxin resistance, gm bt corn, gm crops, gm plants, insect resistance Comments OffThe Politics Over GM Food
Posted by dennis on October 20th, 2011
The debate over GM food still remains unsettled as ever. It has been going on for several years now. Both sides have their own strong points and why they stand firm on that. But while the debate has been going on through various avenues, probably one of the most tightly contested battlegrounds remains to be [...]
Posted in Foods Tags: bio tech companies, gm crops, gm food, gm food labeling, gm plants, gmo labeling No Comments »Scientists Against Human Trials On GM Wheat
Posted by dennis on June 30th, 2011
Recent news have come out about Australia’s plan to test GM wheat on humans. The CSIRO, or Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia’s national science agency, is planning to test GM wheat grown in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) by feeding it on rats and pigs. But along the way it also plans to [...]
Genetically Modified Cows Produce Milk Similar To Human Milk
Posted by dennis on June 17th, 2011
Genetic modification may be a controversial subject to many people, especially those concerning GM food. But the bad press that the technology may have gotten in the last few years have not stopped scientists in the industry to somehow develop new ways to harness its potentials. Just one of the recent advancements that genetic modification [...]
Posted in Foods Tags: breast milk, cows milk, dairy cows, Genetic Modification, genetically modified cows, gm cows, gm food, gm milk, human milk from cows No Comments »Activists Demand GM Foods Be Labeled
Posted by kristoffer on June 3rd, 2011
A group of activists showed up in front of Chicago grocery store to protest the sale of genetically modified foods. The catch is that the store is Whole Foods Market, one of America’s top organic food retailers. The group, Organic Consumers Association, claims that genetically modified corn, soy, and other crops have become [...]
Posted in Foods Tags: center for science in the public interest, consumers union, Foods, genetically modified crops, genetically modified food, genetically modified foods, gm food label, gm food labeling, gm food labels, gm legislation, gmo foods, gmo labeling, gmo legislation, labeling gm foods, organic consumers association, whole foods market, whole foods market protests No Comments »Why We Don’t Know A Lot About GM Foods
Posted by dennis on June 1st, 2011
Genetically modified foods have already been around since 1996 when it was first introduced and approved for commercial use. It was the time when GM corn and soy were introduced for use in commercial farming. They found their way into consumers by way of the many products that use soy and corn as ingredients.
Not many [...]
Posted in Foods Tags: Foods, genetically modified food, gm corn gm soy, gm crops, gm food labeling, gm food labels, gm food safety No Comments »Harmful Bt Toxin Found In Human Blood
Posted by dennis on May 12th, 2011
The current problem most of the people have with genetically modification of plants and other organisms seems to be base on the level of safety they offer. It seems that more people are quite doubtful that what biotech companies have already developed in terms of GM plants and organisms remain safe and do not pose [...]
Posted in Foods Tags: biotech companies, blood toxin, bt toxin, bt toxin in blood, bt toxin study, Foods, gm crops, gm plants 1 Comment »Most GM Foods Still Not Labeled Properly
Posted by dennis on March 25th, 2011
Genetically modified foods have become a more common staple in US households than most would care to imagine. There are a lot of people who may be unaware of this fact. A big reason for this is that most of the foods that may contain genetically modified plant products in various forms are not being [...]
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