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GM stands for genetically modified food.
GM foods have been artificially changed by scientists in a laboratory.
In the past, plants have been improved by breeding them with other, better plants - a natural process which takes years. But with GM foods, it's done quickly and artificially, and lots of people are worried about it.
GM crops are crops that have been altered using genetic engineering techniques, so basically using DNA molecules from different sources and combining them to create a new set of genes which are then transferred into an organism to give that organism a desired trait. Commonly these desired traits cause the GM crop to be tolerant of non-selective herbicides (glyphosate or glufosinate) allowing for easier programs to control weeds (reducing the amount of herbicides needed to be applied). Another desired trait that we see today is the gene that makes the GM crop resistant to insect feeding.
There is a great deal of controversy throughout the world concerning genetically modified foods, however no study has ever proven that GM foods are harmful in anyway. We have been eating GM food in the United States for close to 20 years.
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One reason farmers often choose GM crops over non-GM crops because GM crops are?
More productive
Why do farmers choose gm crops over non-gm crops?
Because of the opportunity GM crops provide for greater profit with less risk. Also GM crops give much bigger yields (bushels/acre) and thus more profit over crops that are not GMO.
Why are gm crops controversial?
Because some people do not agree with GM crops and it can cause controversal
How are gm crops bad for you?
They are not.
What are the disadvantages of GM crops?
Gm crops are the genetically modified crops of food so they dont rot before there sell by date. they are enjected with a gene from another plant.
Is it ethical to make gm crops?
Of course it is!
Is genetically modified food in Israel?
the main export market for Israel is Europe which does not approve of GM crops so the answer is: no, there are no commercially grown GM crops in Israel. however Israel it self is not against GM.
What crops constitute the greatest proportion of GM crops grown in the world?
Corn and Soybeans
How are GM food crops produced?
GM crops are produced much like other crops, except that many that are grown have been genetically engineered to be resistant to herbicides or to produce an insecticide in the plant itself.
What are the dangers to the environment of GM crops?
While there are anecdotal reports of toxicity to Monarch butterfly larva, there is no scientific evidence of any danger to the environment from GM crops.
What are the protein benefits of gm crops?
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Why would GM crops need less pesticides?
GM crops having disease resistant genes hence they are resistant to disease and pests so they not need more use of pesticide.
