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WHAT ARE SOME PROS ON GM FOODS?

Feb 05, 2009 by | Posted in GMC

Question: Websites or your own knowledge is great.
THANK YOU !
GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS not general motors..

Answer: I guess he thought you had made a mistake because you are asking in the General Motors category of cars and transportation. I would have just said Corvettes make me happy.

mikey | Feb 05, 2009

I Think you are looking for GM - as in General Mills and not General Motors.

Sorry but you did post in the GMC catagory and not in Food and Drink.

P-nut | Feb 05, 2009

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Genetically modified (GM) crops have again made headlines as the government and public interest groups argue over the benefits and harmful effects of GM organisms.

What are GM crops? Genetically modified crops or GM crops are crops that are genetically modified to develop useful or desired traits. The techniques used to conduct genetic modification are known as genetic engineering techniques. For example, plant geneticists can extract a gene responsible for drought tolerance and insert that gene into a different plant.

Thus, new genetically modified plants can be drought tolerant. Genes cannot only be transferred from one plant to another, but also from non-plant organisms to plants. Another example is the use of B.t. genes in corn. B.t., or Bacillus thuringiensis, is a naturally occurring bacterium that releases crystal proteins that are lethal to insect larvae. B.t.

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Facts and misconceptions about GM crops

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I guess when the FDA starts requiring genetically modified food to be clearly labeled I'll become more willing to listen to their suggestions.(just saying..) Walgreens is a great company but if I were them I don't think I'd want the government ...