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They believe that genetically modified foods are a corporate plot, led by the giant multinational Monsanto, to profit off unhealthy food. [ 14 ] Uscinski, writing for Politico in the context of the 2016 United States presidential election , identified GMO conspiracy theories as one of the "honorable mentions" appended to his list of the "five ...
An event-specific detection searches for the presence of a DNA sequence unique to a certain GMO, usually the junction between the transgene and the organism's original DNA. This approach is ideal to precisely identify a GMO, yet highly similar GMOs will pass completely unnoticed. Event-specific detection is PCR-based.
Specifically, Smith says, GMO foods are “engineered in a way that resists the pesticides that are used,” which means you may be exposed to more pesticides than with conventional crops.
The safety of GMOs has been described as the "most visible and contentious" public debate regarding food production technologies used in the U.S. food supply chain. [3] In a January 2013 New York Times poll, 93 percent of respondents said that foods containing GMOs or genetically engineered ingredients should be identified. [4]
If you love a sickbed scene or you want to know why Jenkins is an icon of the genre, this book is a great introduction to her essential work. $17.24 at amazon.com Tipping the Velvet, by Sarah Waters
After Séralini published his 2012 corn study in parallel with a book and a documentary called Tous Cobayes !, various French Academies wrote a common bulletin expressing a number of concerns related to the study. The bulletin criticizes the science behind the study, questions the ethics of the study's authors and the standards of the ...
The phrase "artificial flavor" on your package of Hershey's kisses will be replaced by the words "natural flavor," and, by the end of 2015, their chocolate bars and kisses will no longer contain ...