In animal production, hormones and antibiotics were introduced to speed the growth of animals. ... With the issue of increased pesticide and herbicide use on farms and the increased antibiotics use with animals, GMOs offer an alluring alternative for handling these problems. Infections that attack farm animals are becoming stronger due to the increased tolerance to antibiotics from their wide use. ... Monsanto is a monopoly and controls all of America's farms. ... It is the FDA's job to ensure every food and drug product in the market is safe to consume, in any amount, and in the sho...

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Even though there is ongoing fear about the future health costs to consuming GMOs, humans have been growing and breeding plants and animals for decades. ... Agricultural products such as crop plants, farm animals, and soil bacteria have been genetically engineered to breed only those with specific traits that are better than others. ... Through selective breeding, crops are able to be bred to grow in a low-till plot, and with the ongoing demand for meat, GMOs can help increase production in farm animals. ... Genetic engineering contributes to our ability of having whatever vegetable or animal ...

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It was only approved for use in animal feed, yet somehow found it's way into the human food chain. ... The soy was intended for animal feed. ... In addition to the gene of interest, the construct contains short sequences to indicate where the gene of interest starts and stops; a "promoter,"" which switches the gene on; and, probably, a marker gene."... These were intended for animal feed where the genes were under the control of a bacterial promoter. ... The lab is not a farm field and the larvae were consuming much higher doses of the BT toxin then they would receive in the outside wo...

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My personal interest in this matter stems from growing up on a farm and the recent resurgence of gardening in my daily life. ... Genetically modified organisms are plants, animals, or bacteria that have been genetically altered through the process of genetic modification. ... Long term effects of genetically modified food are unknown, but it has been concluded by the FDA that genetically modified food poses no threat to human health, either in the short or long-term (19, 21). ...

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