1. Global Issues - Group Study Essay
These experimental combinations of genes from different species that cannot occur in nature are modified in the laboratory to enhance characteristics such as increased resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content which has been a hot topic ever since their introduction in 1980. ... Similarly, bacteria-resistant plants often lead to a bacterium that evolves and becomes more difficult to fight. The very toxins that GMO plants produce to fight insects and diseases also take a toll on some on the organisms that are not destroying plants such as butterflies, bees and caterpillars (Dill)...
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- Approx Pages: 5
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate