GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. Other names for
the process include Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic
Modification (GM), which are one and the same. How is a GMO
Different from Cross-Breeding? Genetic modification is the
process of forcing genes from one species into another entirely
unrelated species. Unlike cross breeding or hybridization—both
of which involve two related species and have been done without
ill effects for centuries—genetic engineering forcefully
breaches the naturally-occuring barriers between species.
Example: Corn + DNA from soil bacteria that is naturally immune
to RoundUp herbicide + e.coli bacteria + soil bacteria that
causes tumors in plants (which enables the plant’s cell wall to
be breached) = RoundUp Ready Corn (one of several RoundUp Ready
crops engineered by Monsanto). Other examples of GMOs include
strawberries and tomatoes injected with fish genes to protect
the fruit from freezing, goats injected with spider genes to
produce milk with proteins stronger than kev