Genetically modified organism. Any plant or animal where the genetic code has been manipulated by biotechnological methods. Usually so the organism generates products from other species (for example pesticides in corn) or unnatural products (like modified human insulin in bacteria).
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When fed to rats, does GM Soy cause smaller babies?
I found this image circulating on Facebook:
Genetically Modified Food
Testicles of a rat fed normal food/FM fed/Normal fed/Monsanto GM fed
Laboratoy tests by the Russian National Academy of Sciences reported more than half the babies from mother…
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Do some GMO plants provide bigger yields and more efficient use of land?
I was told that some Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) provide bigger crop yields and a more efficient use of land compared to unmodified crops.
Monsanto claim:
These [GMO] seeds grow into plants that might use water more efficiently, require…
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Do Monsanto GM foods cause gluten-related illnesses?
In a newly released video by RT they claim that "Future Epidemic? Monsanto GM foods cause gluten-related illnesses"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyV001qX2i4
18 million of Americans suffer from gluten-related illnessess - that's thanks to the…
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Does Australia label GMO foods?
From a facebook photo
What Labeling of US food looks like in Australia... Raw for beauty blog
The picture contains a purported list of ingredients for frosting in Australia:
INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, CORN SYRUP (GENETICALLY MODIFIED), [lots of other
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Does eating seedless fruit cause infertility?
Eden Tosch of The Ayurveda Experience argues against eating seedless fruit (such as seedless watermelon, grapes, lemons, tangerines and oranges).
Eating the fertile, nutritious and rich part of a plant (or animal) will make us fertile and nourish…
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Has European Patent Office granted Monsanto a patent on natural broccoli seeds and florets?
An article on Natural News claims that
EPO granted Monsanto a patent on conventionally-bred broccoli, which includes not only broccoli seeds but also the "severed broccoli head" and the "plurality of broccoli plants ... grown in a field of…
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What does science say about GM cow research in New Zealand?
I saw this article while perusing the internet:
http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/10/23/gm-cow-experiments-in-new-zealand-show-disastrous-results/#.VipkId_BzRZ
Looking through the sources, they clearly come from very biased sources but I wasn't able…
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Is the chemical composition of genetically modified crops tested?
A February 2002 Harper's Magazine article, Unraveling the DNA Myth discusses the fact that the effect that genes have on plants is not always as simple as one gene coding for one protein, and that modifying a gene can have unexpected results, which…
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