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    In the last century the United States has gone from world wars to the battle against the fast food industry and Franken foods. 70% of all food products in the US today have genetically modified organisms or GMO which allows plants to be selectively bred or scientifically altered to produce the best crops available in the short growing season (Center for Science in the Public Interest). These crops, however, have unknown consequences such as increased allergies, reduction of plant diversity, and…

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    GMOs are harmful because they cause allergies to be Created.In the article “Spilling the beans: unintend By Jeffrey Smith.Smith wrote “Soy allergies skyrocketed by 50% in the UK, soon after GM soy was introduced. A human subject showed a skin prick allergic-type reaction to GM soy, but not to natural soy.”.The reason for this is because of the pesticides and foreign materials are added into the Soy .These materials that have proteins that are allergenic in nature. Another reason for this…

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    What are genetically modified organisms? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering. Throughout the United States, the majority of the crops have been totally modified with genetic engineering. Lots of food we eat today is now genetically modified, and we do not really know if what we are eating is natural or non-natural. This has made a great impact in American agricultural world…

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    Since GMOs (or genetically modified organisms) were introduced in the mid-1990s, allergies and other health problems including reproductive disorders and autism have been escalating. Time and time again, genetically modified foods have been presented as being “the same” as their organic counterparts, so that the labeling of them in unnecessary, but the facts seem to sing a different song. Genetically modifying foods has been praised for the impressive number of crops the practice yields with the…

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    However, the concept of a “genetically modified organism,” also known as a GMO, has been difficult to properly define by…

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    organisms carry major health risks, have harsh impact on the environment, and have significant impact in the production of corn which is one of America’s unhealthiest crops. Therefore, GMO production in the United States should be banned. Primarily, it is important to understand why and…

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    overwhelming, more so that it blinds one's judgment. The long term effect of GMOs are unpredictable; they impose serious threats to health and people should have the right to determine whether they want to consume them or not. Putting one’s health into the hands of production companies does little to assure safety. The public is not aware of the dangers they are exposed to or the fact that they are potentially putting their life at risk. GMOs have been around since the early ‘80s, between then…

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    Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are organisms such as plants, animals, and micro-organisms, whose genes become modified in laboratories. This allows the transfer of genes for specific traits between species using laboratory techniques. Genetically Modified Farming was first introduced in the U.S. in the mid-nineties. Since then, Genetically Modified crops grown in the U.S. are engineered for insect resistance or herbicide tolerance. This means they have become widely adopted by growers of…

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    gene-splicing techniques through biotechnology. Although GMOs have been floating around the world for much time, it’s only been recently that people have become more concerned with them. Big companies that produce genetically modified organisms, like Monsanto, try their hardest to commercialize that these products are healthy and beneficial for the environment. While that may seem to be the chase at first glance, many activists against GMOs believe that these big companies are expelling lies and…

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    It can further invest in R&D to diversify its GMO fish production that has a high demand in the market. This indirectly will contribute to a larger potential of market share. The company must follow a baseline strategy which is to produce supply GMO fish with better performance. As part of its strategy, first, it should further scrutinize the process of genes selection to create GMO fish that are 100% sterile. Secondly, since AquaBounty has two facilities, in Panama…

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