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  2. Genetically modified food controversies - Wikipedia

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    Monsanto said that it respected people's rights to express their opinion on the topic, but maintained that its seeds improved agriculture by helping farmers produce more from their land while conserving resources, such as water and energy. [82]

  3. As climate change threatens European agriculture, debate over ...

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    As global temperatures continue to rise, some experts are once again pushing the use of new strains of crops currently classified as genetically modified organisms to help the continent adapt to ...

  4. Genetically modified food in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with whether genetically modified organisms can be patented. [8] The Court held that a living, man-made micro-organism is patentable subject matter as a "manufacture" or "composition of matter" within the meaning of the Patent Act of 1952. The fact that ...

  5. Genetically modified food in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    GM agriculture threatens Hawaiian culture, the rest of Maui agriculture, human health and the environment. The claims were: Commercial GM agriculture is growing rapidly and existing regulation is inadequate. Maui citizens have the right to suspend GM agriculture. GMOs are not native to Maui County and instead are possibly invasive species.

  6. Do I need to worry about GMOs? What experts say about ... - AOL

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    Genetically modified organisms refers to any plant, animal or microorganism that has been genetically altered, due to modern biotechnology like genetic engineering. Often, GMOs are labeled “GE ...

  7. Genetically modified food in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), publicly advocates for the inclusion of GM seeds in Ghana, to aid agricultural development and mitigate the effects of climate change. [14] NASTAG states that the use of GM seeds in this West Africa country will reduce the number of pesticides and time it takes for farmers to spray. [14]

  8. Genetically modified rice - Wikipedia

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    Genetically modified rice are rice strains that have been genetically modified (also called genetic engineering).Rice plants have been modified to increase micronutrients such as vitamin A, accelerate photosynthesis, tolerate herbicides, resist pests, increase grain size, generate nutrients, flavors or produce human proteins.

  9. Genetically modified soybean - Wikipedia

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    The genetic makeup of a soybean gives it a wide variety of uses, thus keeping it in high demand. First, manufacturers only wanted to use transgenics to be able to grow more soybeans at a minimal cost to meet this demand, and to fix any problems in the growing process, but they eventually found they could modify the soybean to contain healthier components, or even focus on one aspect of the ...