G.M.* Senryu
Sequence
G.M.
facility
making a robust carrot—
unhealthy product
it's
a business deal—
to help them export
killer G.M. seeds
tasteless, odd sized,
harmful, G.M. vegetables,
pushed in kitchens
long have I hated
tasteless huge papaya—
hybrid G.M. product
*G.M.
—
Genetically modified foods (or
GM foods) are foods derived from genetically modified
organisms. Genetically modified organisms have had specific
changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering
techniques. These techniques are much more precise than
mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed
to radiation or chemicals to create a non-specific but
stable change. Other techniques by which humans modify food
organisms include selective breeding; plant breeding, and
animal breeding, and somaclonal variation.
GM foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s.
Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic plant
products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Animal
products have also been developed, although as of July 2010
none are currently on the market. In 2006 a pig was
controversially engineered to produce omega-3 fatty acids
through the expression of a roundworm gene. Researchers have
also developed a genetically-modified breed of pigs that are
able to absorb plant phosphorus more efficiently, and as a
consequence the phosphorus content of their manure is
reduced by as much as 60%.
Critics have objected to GM foods on several grounds,
including safety issues, ecological concerns, and economic
concerns raised by the fact that these organisms are subject
to intellectual property law.
Animal
genes have been introduced into vegetables and fruits by
this method which the nature never wished!
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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