Geneticallymodified foods have become a more common staple in US householdsthan mostwould care to imagine. There are a lot of people who may be unaware ofthisfact. A big reason for this is that most of the foods that maycontaingenetically modified plant products in various forms are not beinglabeledproperly to inform the [...]
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Most GM Foods Still Not Labeled Properly
February 5th, 2012 — Physics
Harmful Bt Toxin Found In Human Blood
February 4th, 2012 — Physics
Thecurrent problem most of the people have with genetically modification ofplantsand other organisms seems to be base on the level of safety they offer.Itseems that more people are quite doubtful that what biotech companieshavealready developed in terms of GM plants and organisms remain safe and donotpose a threat to human life. [...]
Why We Don’t Know A Lot About GM Foods
February 3rd, 2012 — Physics
Geneticallymodified foods have already been around since 1996 when it wasfirst introducedand approved for commercial use. It was the time when GM cornand soy wereintroduced for use in commercial farming. They found their way intoconsumersby way of the many products that use soy and corn as ingredients.Notmany people in the US [...]
Activists Demand GM Foods Be Labeled
February 2nd, 2012 — Physics
A group ofactivists showed up in front of Chicago grocery store to protestthe sale ofgenetically modified foods. The catch is that the store is WholeFoods Market,one of America’s top organic food retailers. The group, OrganicConsumersAssociation, claims that genetically modified corn, soy, and othercrops havebecome common ingredients in processed foods that Whole [...]
E. Coli Outbreak Threatens Europe
February 1st, 2012 — Physics
Arecent outbreak of a relatively new strain of the E. coli virus isthreateninga number of nations in Europe. The food-borne intestinal virus hascurrentlyaffected around 8 European countries, the hardest hit so far of whichisGermany. The severity and the rate that the E. coli outbreak spreadthroughoutEurope have perplexed many experts.The E. coli [...]
Genetically Modified Cows Produce Milk Similar To Human Milk
January 31st, 2012 — Physics
Geneticmodification may be a controversial subject to many people,especially thoseconcerning GM food. But the bad press that the technology mayhave gotten inthe last few years have not stopped scientists in the industry tosomehowdevelop new ways to harness its potentials. Just one of the recentadvancementsthat genetic modification may have accomplished involved dairy[...]
Genetically Modified Cows Produce Milk Similar To Human Milk
January 31st, 2012 — Physics
Geneticmodification may be a controversial subject to many people,especially thoseconcerning GM food. But the bad press that the technology mayhave gotten inthe last few years have not stopped scientists in the industry tosomehowdevelop new ways to harness its potentials. Just one of the recentadvancementsthat genetic modification may have accomplished involved dairy[...]
Scientists Against Human Trials On GM Wheat
January 30th, 2012 — Physics
Recent newshave come out about Australia’s plan to test GM wheat on humans.The CSIRO, orCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization,Australia’snational science agency, is planning to test GM wheat grown in theACT(Australian Capital Territory) by feeding it on rats and pigs. But alongtheway it also plans to feed it on human trials. [...]
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Control Dengue Fever
January 29th, 2012 — Physics
Itseems that the wide use for genetic modification may not just be limitedto theagriculture industry. Scientists may now be on the way of usinggeneticmodification in trying to control the spread of diseases through itsmanycarriers. An initial experiment that has already been underway has beenusinggenetically modified mosquitoes in order to control dengue [...]
The Politics Over GM Food
January 28th, 2012 — Physics
Thedebate over GM food still remains unsettled as ever. It has been going onforseveral years now. Both sides have their own strong points and why theystandfirm on that. But while the debate has been going on through variousavenues,probably one of the most tightly contested battlegrounds remains to beon thepolitical front. Those [...]