GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS The term Genetically Modified Foods or GMOs (genetic modified organisms) is most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. ... The study was not done under natural field conditions but the results seem to support the view that B.t. toxins can kill many species of insect larvae. ... Recent controversial studies about the effects of genetically modified corn pollen on monarch butterfly caterpillars have brought the issue of genetic engineering to public consciousness in the ...

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More importantly, GM foods could threaten human health, as very few studies have been conducted to determine the long-term effects of human consumption. ... I feel that GM foods should not be marketed to consumers until long-term studies have been conducted, and even then, strict labeling regulations should be established. ... In 1865, Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, presented his studies about the laws of heredity. ...

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The monarch butterfly is one example "Recent studies by Cornell University and Iowa State University have found that pollen from a genetically modified corn plant might be fatal to the Monarch butterfly."" ...

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