Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are used in the production of many medicines and foods?
I have heard that. Which types?
A majority of the food modifications come from traditional cash crops such as cotton, corn, soybean and canola
Yeah, I remember reading about soybean crops that were Genetically modified. I heard that they were bad for you.
A key point of contention involves the effect of pesticide resistance and its impact on the crop
Yes, I heard other farmers complained that their cops were getting cross pollinated.
. Cross pollination produces seeds with a different genetic makeup from the parent plants; such seeds may be created deliberately as part of a selective breeding program for fruit trees with desired attributes. Trees that are cross-pollinated or pollinated via an insect pollinator produce more fruit than trees with flowers that just self-pollinate. In fruit trees, bees are an essential part of the pollination process for the formation of fruit.
Pollination of fruit trees around the world has been highly studied for hundreds of years. There is a lot
. Most food modifications have primarily focused on cash crops in high demand by farmers such as soybean, corn, canola, and cotton. Genetically modified crops have been engineered for resistance to pathogens and herbicides and for better nutrient profiles. GM livestock have been developed, although, , none were on the market.
There is a scientific consensus that currently available food derived from GM crops poses no greater risk to human health than conventional food, but that each GM food needs to be tested on a case-by-case