Studies indicate that these "acclaimed" GMO foods will not, feed the world, end hunger, increase the profit of farmers, or reduce the cost of farming. ... According to UC Southern California Professor of Biology Terrel Edwards, "a gene from the grey manganese has been genetically implanted into tobacco in order to make it tolerant to salt and many other ionic stresses.... And in "A Two year study by the University of Nebraska" revealed that the GMO "Soya beans actually resulted in lower productivity that achieves with conventional Soya beans" (Kimbrell 2003). ... In addition, Kantor'...

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The study was completed in about 90 days with a sample of about 10 rats. ... A co-author of this Seralini study on GM maize, Dr. ... From my biology class, I learned that humans are similar to rats. ... Through this study, it is clear that genetically modified corn had an effect the rats but can also have an effect on the obesity rate of Americans. ... Although there is no clear study that can prove completely that genetically modified foods are the major factor in creating an illness jump as such, but in nine years since genetically modified food was first introduced American illness have be...

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Basically the process is rearranging the plants DNA and certain genes through molecular biology taking specific beneficial traits from different species of the plant in the same family, and combining their strengths into one modified seed. ... Because this development is so recent GMOs lack the human studies needed. ... Any independent study worked by an outside scientist must first get permission, and the findings must be reviewed by the company's research team to make sure there are not any negative implications of their product before the study is submitted to the EPA. ... As a result ...

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According to David Zilberman from The Berkeley Blog, "Studies show that GM varieties of cotton and corn in developing countries increased per acre yield by more than 50%, and GMOs contributed significantly to the more than doubling of the production of soybeans." ... According to the Forbes website, "they then announced that their long-term studies found that the rats in experimental groups developed tumors at an alarming rate" (Miller). ...

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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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Since their agricultural division was established in the 1960's and with the creation of a cell biology division in1975, Monsanto's scientists became the first to genetically modify a plant cell in 1982. ...

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