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When it comes to genetically modified crops and foods, we really have no idea of what the long term effects will be on the public. The very first commercial sale of genetically modified foods was only twenty years ago in the year 1994. There is no possible way that our health authorities can test all possible combinations on a large enough population, over a long enough period of time to be able to say with certainty that they are harmless.

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cultivation of genetically engineered alfalfa was approved in 2011, and consists of a gene that makes it resistant to the herbicide roundup, allowing farmers to spray the chemical without damaging the alfalfa.

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Bt Cotton
Bt cotton is a genetically modified organism cotton variety. Bt toxins are insecticidal to the larvae of moths and butterflies, beetles, cotton bollworms and ghtu flies but are harmless to other forms of life. The gene coding for Bt toxin has been inserted into cotton as a transgene, causing it to produce this natural insecticide in its tissues. In many regions, the main pests in commercial cotton are lepidopteran larvae, which are killed by the Bt protein in the genetically modified cotton they eat.

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The aim when modifying crops is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally.

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They’ve promised higher yields and improved nutritional value, but have failed to produce even one commercially viable example. Pest-resistance, blight-resistance, and tolerance of drought, flood, and salinity—all of these traits can be produced far more quickly and cost-effectively through non-GM breeding practices; GM products don’t even come close. Genetic modification, also known as “genetic engineering,” is a technologically advanced way to select desirable traits in crops. While selective breeding has existed for thousands of years, modern biotechnology is more efficient and effective because seed developers are able to directly modify the genome of the crop. Genetic modification can protect crops against threats to strong yields, such as diseases, drought, pests, and herbicides used to control weeds, and therefore improve the efficiency of food production. While farmers have been selectively breeding plants for centuries, genetic engineering allows new traits to be developed much more quickly. Utilizing traditional selective breeding can take multiple growing seasons to develop and test a new variety. Genetic engineering is more precise than conventional hybridization and therefore is less likely to produce unexpected results. For example, mutagenic breeding is not considered genetic engineering yet it exposes plant material to radiation or chemicals to create varieties with new traits.1) Corn. Almost 85 perecent of corn grown in the U.S. is genetically modified. ...

2) Soy. Soy is the most heavily genetically modified food in the country. ...

3) Yellow Crookneck Squash and Zucchini. ...

4) Alfalfa. ...

5) Canola. ...

6) Sugar Beets. ...

7) Milk. ...

Looking Forward: Do GMO Apples Give Us A Glimpse Of The Future? This is also the longest chat in the padlet so admire this amazing work ;-). HMM-based gene structure prediction (multiple genes, both chains). The Fgenesh gene-finder was selected as the most accurate program for plant gene identification. Plant Molecular Biology (2005), 57, 3, 445-460: "Five ab initio programs (FGENESH, GeneMark.hmm, GENSCAN, GlimmerR and Grail) were evaluated for their accuracy in predicting maize genes. FGENESH yielded the most accurate and GeneMark.hmm the second most accurate predictions" (FGENESH identified 11% more correct gene models than GeneMark on a set of 1353 test genes). if you have read this far then you are not human but a god of sorts :-)

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marli                                                                       Genetically modified blood oranges which could be produced across the world at a fraction of the current cost are being developed by a team of British scientists.                          

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marli                                                                       Genetically modified blood oranges which could be produced across the world at a fraction of the current cost are being developed by a team of British scientists.                          

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The first genetically modified crop approved for sale in the U.S. was the FlavrSavr tomato, which had a longer shelf life. It is no longer on the market.

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strawberries;
strawberries are GM to look larger on the self and thus meaning they are easier to sell as well as being easier to produce.
They are also spraying these strawberries with pesticides around 6 times throughout their growing process. They are sprayed all over meaning there is a high chance that you consume the pesticides if they are not washed of thoroughly.
Also in some countries, near the end of the strawberries growing process it will start to get frosty and icy,. Frost and ice can very quickly ruin the strawberries so in those centenarian counties the strawberries are sprayed with a sort of de-icer called 'ice minus' to stop them from freezing so quickly and ruining the crop.

So from what i gathered, the main reason farmers genetically modify their strawberries crop is so they can survive longer in the cold frosty weather and also in some cases to enlarge them.

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Potatoes are genetically modified because it helps them to resist bruising and browning and contains less amino acid than if it wasn't genetically modified.

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Corn is Genetically Modified to be resistant to herbicides. It is been used in the US and 85% of corn in the US has been genetically modified.

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tomatoes have genetically modified, for example a normal tomato will get moudy in 45 days, but modified ones will still look fresh, thease tomatoes can be found in supermarkets e.g tesco. gm food is bad because its more likely to cause cancer as there are lots of chemical inside the vegetables that are harmful to humans, thease chemicals are found in the dna of the vegetanles/fruits eg  Aspartame,