Biotechnology has improved the quality of food, feed, and fiber, and it often lowers production costs and provides for a safer farm environment.... (Fernandez-Cornejo and Caswell, 2006) and in "2009, the Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance for industry on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals" (U.S. ... A GM organism is a living plant, animal, fungus or bacterium that has been altered by insertion of a new gene (or genes) though a process called transformation. ... More Nutritious Food Genetically engineers can enrich plants and animals to produce big...

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In the early 1800's the Secretary of the Treasury initiated a program requesting U.S. Ambassadors and military officers to gather seeds and seed data from their posts around the world. This program became more methodical in 1839 when the U.S. Patent Office established an agricultural division that b...

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The product in question Soya Was found to have serious effects on animals that it was tested on. ... "lead to health problems in animals including altering sexual development of fetuses and causing thyroid disorders."" ... Doerge said: 'They are exposing their children to chemicals which we know have adverse effects in animals. ...

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