what are the advantages of genetically modified organisms?
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['More nutritious food.', 'Tastier food.', 'Disease- and drought-resistant plants that require fewer environmental resources (such as water and fertilizer)', 'Less use of pesticides.', 'Increased supply of food with reduced cost and longer shelf life.', 'Faster growing plants and animals.']
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In summary, GMO crops can have remarkable environmental benefits. They allow farmers to produce more food with fewer inputs. They help us spare land, reduce deforestation, and promote and reduce chemical use.
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Crops can also be modified to ward off plant viruses or fungi. Even though the seed is more expensive, these GM crops lower the costs of production by reducing inputs of machinery, fuel, and chemical pesticides. In addition, due to more effective pest control, crop yields are often higher.
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Genetically engineered organism (GEO): An organism produced through genetic engineering. Genetic modification: The production of heritable improvements in plants or animals for specific uses, via either genetic engineering or other more traditional methods.
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ABSTRACT: There are many risks involved in genetic engineering. The release of genetically altered organisms in the environment can increase human suffering, decrease animal welfare, and lead to ecological disasters.
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['Benefits. Improved crop plants; Reduced pesticide use due to pest resistance; ... ', 'Risks to human health. Antibiotic resistance genes may be transferred to bacteria in the gut; Harmful products of GMOs (e.g. toxins, allergens); ... ', 'Risks to environment. Transfer of genes to non-GM plants;']
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Practical applications of transgenics in livestock production include enhanced prolificacy and reproductive performance, increased feed utilization and growth rate, improved carcass composition, improved milk production and/or composition (Figure 1), modification of hair or fiber, and increased disease resistance. ...
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What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination.
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Biotechnology relies on the field of genetic engineering, which modifies DNA to alter the function or other traits of living organisms. Early examples of this are selective breeding of plants and animals thousands of years ago. Today, scientists edit or transfer DNA from one species to another.
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Genetic engineering also helps speed up the process of creating new foods with desired traits. The possible benefits of genetic engineering include: More nutritious food. Tastier food.
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Biotechnology is used to modify organisms, genetically, the effect of which is still not known. These genetically modified organisms, including bacteria, can escape in the wild and may disturb the balance of the ecosystem. This, as a result, may hurt biodiversity.
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There are many benefits to using genetic engineering . It is used in agriculture to do things such as, improve the yields of important economic crops, and provide insect or pest resistance. It is also used in the medical field to create insulin, which can be used for treating diabetes .
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Genetic engineering is the direct manipulation of an organism's DNA using any number of methods. GMO is the genetic modification of organisms. It's been around for a while and uses imprecise methods of genetic engineering.
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Genetically modified bacteria. Genetically modified bacteria were the first organisms to be modified in the laboratory, due to their simple genetics. These organisms are now used for several purposes, and are particularly important in producing large amounts of pure human proteins for use in medicine.
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Plants that are more resistant to diseases spread by insects or viruses result in higher yields for farmers and a more attractive product. Genetically modification can also increase nutritional value or enhance flavor. All of these factors contribute to lower costs for the consumer.
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The possible benefits of genetic engineering include: More nutritious food. Tastier food. Disease- and drought-resistant plants that require fewer environmental resources (such as water and fertilizer)
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Genetically modified organism (GMO) is commonly used to describe any of these terms and vice versa: genetic modification (GM), GM seeds, biotechnology, biotech seeds, genetic engineering (GE) and transgenic crops.