Summary Of Gmos: Facts About Genetically Modified Foods

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In “ GMOs: Facts About Genetically Modified Food” it talks about its very title, facts about genetically modified foods. GMOs have been altered with DNA. When something is altered with DNA it basically means you can put any kind of genetic on a plant to get their genes. Like, fish scales for the coldest weathers. The NML also lists some potential risks with genetic alteration. Some risks include losing what was first the original organism. For example, the corn we know today was completely changed. Large scale agricultural crops are the biggest use of GMO tech. Ninety percent of soy, cotton, canola, and sugar beets have been genetically sold all over the world. There has been a gene found to kill insects in genetically modified foods that

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