its a food where the genetic of it have been modified in laboratory to be able to survive differently exemple : you can grow apple where there is not enought rain or sun because the genetic of the plant have been modified by adding other plant genetic.
Any food can be genetically modified through genetic engineering. Three foods that have been genetically engineered are corn, soy, and canola.
Genetically modified food can also be achieved by altering their DNA (or genes) by genetic engineering techniques. This usually involves inserting a gene into the organisms' DNA to create a certain trait. For example, some corn crops have been genetically modified so that they become more resistant to herbicides and insect pests. In most countries Genetically Modified foods (GM) as well as foods containing GM source foods have to be labelled by law, giving consumers the choice to use them or not. Agriculturally speaking the opposite of GM foods are "Organic" crops.
Scientists providing evidence that genetically modified foods
Genetically modified(GM)organisms are those organisms whose DNA, or genetic material has been altered through modern biotechnology whereas GM foods are those from genetically engineered crops.
The Poison Planters,by Charles Sutherland,offers information on actual genetic incidents.Testing of Genetically Modified Organisms In Foods by Farid E. Ahmed is available on Albris.
Probably. Because genetically modified foods (GMO) are not required to be labeled as such, it is difficult to know for certain. But it is very likely that food staples produced by huge corporations such as Monsanto or Cargil are genetically modified. I suspect most of the corn, soybeans and wheat produced in the U.S. are GMO.
Organically grown foods are not (trans)genetically modified, meaning they are not what is considered GMOs.
Genetically modified foods are actually quite common today. They are created by farmers using selective cross breeding and by scientists manipulating the food's genetic code. Common examples of this type of food are seedless fruits.
i believe that there have been at least 200 modified foods
Genetically modified foods as of January 1, 2015 are:tomatoespotatoesfield cornsoy beanssweet cornwheatricepapayacanolacrookneck squash
Genetically modified foods happened because man discovered that a gene could be removed from one species and forced into the cells of another species to bring about a desired trait in the host, or that a gene could be removed from an organism, modified in some way, and inserted back into the same organism. In the most common genetically modified foods today (2015), the desired trait is either resistance to a herbicide or to produce an insecticide in the plant itself, although there are some other, less common traits produced through genetic modification.
The creators of GMOs claim that genetic modification of foods is needed to feed the world, not in and of itself, but in addition to non-GMO crops. Some believe genetic modification of crops that are resistant to herbicides has a profit motive, since the maker of the GMO and herbicide are usually the same company. Some might even say food us genetically modified simply because it can be done. Use of genetically modified in dairy cows is for production of more milk. Growth hormones are used for meat cows in order to produce more meat.