Genetically Modified Foods
Harmful or Helpful?
What is GMF?
What are some benefits of GMF?
- Pest resistance on crops
- They develop a cold tolerance
- It fights diseases on crops
- Drought resistance
- Has been in use for over a decade
- Used by 8.25 million farmers in 17 countries on 6 continents
What are some risks of GMF?
- Unknown toxins inside
- Negative interactions
- It is not labeled in the United States
- It has a higher fat content
What is your opinion? Should they or should they not be banned?
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2013. <http://www.invigorate360.com/reviews/
top-10-dangers-of-genetically-modified-food/>. - Unknown Toxins
- Negative Interactions
- Not labeled
- Higher fat content
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Archive & annotate pageMan santo company, ed. "Conversations about plant biotechnology."
Conversations about plant biotechnology. RSS video, n.d. Web. 4 Mar.
2013. <http://dmedia.ucsc.edu/~bsharris/film%20170a/proj3/monsanto/
biotech-gmo/asp/globalOutlook.html>. - one decade of use
- 8.25 million farming use
- 17 counties on 6 continents
- 10 year history proven safe
- currently researching on 57 crops in 63 countries
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Quest, n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2013. <http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/
overview.php>. -pest resistant
- cold tolerance
- fights diseases
- drought tolerance
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