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Genetically modified foods: What they are and a look at the debate

In this April 24, 2014, file photo, Katie Spring rolls up plastic that was used to cover certain plants during the winter in a field at the Good Heart Farmstead in Worcester, Vt. Spring and her ...
Washington Examiner

Genetically modified foods confuse consumers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most people in the United States have no idea if they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says such foods don ...
AOL

Genetically Engineered Foods You May Unknowingly Already Have in Your Diet

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It’s still a ...
KTAR News

Doctor: Genetically modified foods may not all be bad

The jury is still out on what long-term effects genetically modified foods will have on the human body. “I don’t think all of it is bad,” said Dr. Jason Knight of Maricopa Medical Center. “I think ...
The New York Times

Genetically Modified Food

They were at a much higher risk of malnutrition and missed out on the joy of a fresh Sumo orange in February. By Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds ...
Washington Examiner

Key points in the genetically modified food debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the biggest stumbling blocks to securing a massive free trade agreement between the United States and Europe is a sharp disagreement on genetically modified foods. Much of the ...
Arizona Daily Star

Modified foods hold out promise, pitfalls

Arizona is one of 20 states considering laws to require labeling of genetically modified foods. The Arizona law, whose sole sponsor is a Senate Democrat in a Republican Legislature, isn't expected to ...
Dallas Observer

Genetically Modified Salmon Coming to a Store Near You (Although You May Never Know It)

Short of earning a Ph.D in bio-tech science, making sense of genetically modified (GM) or engineered (GE) ingredients in America’s food chain is almost impossible. Primarily because by law GM foods ...

Genetically modified purple tomatoes are set to hit grocery stores for the first time: 'You're basically looking at a blueberry in tomato clothes'

The new aubergine-colored nightshade is a genetically modified variety of produce that gets its color from snapdragon genes. Cathie Martin, a University of Cambridge-trained biochemist, worked for two ...
Southeast Missourian

Genetically modified foods confuse consumers

WASHINGTON -- Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most Americans have no idea whether they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says they don't need to be labeled, ...
NPR

Genetically Modified Food

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