Gmo

GMOs have bombarded the produce section of the grocery store. It is difficult to avoid fruits and vegetables that have been bioengineered.

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The bulk of bioengineered crops that are harvested in the US are for the use of livestock feed.

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Health studies about the safety of consuming bioengineered crops are less than 30 years old

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GMOs are NOT directly linked to being a cause for cancer.

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There aren’t any known environmental risks to producing and growing bioengineered crops.

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How are GMOs created using bioengineering?

• A desirable gene is removed from one organism and inserted into another organisms genome

• Two different organisms with desired genes are mated

• Bacteria with good genes are inserted into other organisms

• An undesirable gene is found, removed, and replaced with the desirable form of the gene

What is a GMO?

• gene monitoring organizer

• genetically modified organism

• genome mining organization

• gene mobilizing organelle

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Which are 2 of the top 4 GMO crops?

• Cucumber and spinach

• Tomatoes and peppers

• Soy and corn

• Wheat and barley

What was one of the first GMOs created to help with diabetes by producing insulin?

• Glowfish

• golden rice

• flavor saver tomato

• E. coli bacterium

What GMO crops have been grown and sold in the US?

• Strawberries

• Corn

• Wheat

• Pineapples

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