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In 2014, 181.5 million hectares of genetically modified crops were planted in 28 countries. Half of all GM crops planted were genetically modified soybeans, either for herbicide tolerance or insect resistance. Eleven countries grew modified soybean, with the USA, Brazil and Argentina accounting for 90% of the total hectarage.
A genetically modified soybean is a soybean (Glycine max) that has had DNA introduced into it using genetic engineering techniques. [ 1 ] : 5 In 1996, the first genetically modified soybean was introduced to the U.S. by Monsanto .
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 ...
Source: epSos.de, via Wikimedia Commons Like a slowly growing but unstoppable tide, opposition to food created from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has reached a fever pitch. Now more than ...
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 ...
Source: Alexander Kapp, via Wikimedia Commons. It probably comes as a huge surprise to many that genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have been a part of America's diet for over a decade. For ...
Genetically modified plants have been engineered for scientific research, to create new colours in plants, deliver vaccines, and to create enhanced crops. Plant genomes can be engineered by physical methods or by use of Agrobacterium for the delivery of sequences hosted in T-DNA binary vectors .
In 1996, genetically modified Roundup Ready soybeans resistant to Roundup became commercially available, followed by Roundup Ready corn in 1998. [1] Current Roundup Ready crops include soy , corn (maize), canola , [ 2 ] sugar beets , [ 3 ] cotton , and alfalfa , [ 4 ] with wheat [ 5 ] still under development.