An example of this would be tomatoes implanted with a gene from a vibrantly colored plant to give it that color trait. ... Called as such due to its yellowish color from beta-carotene, this strain of rice has been engineered to deliver Vitamin A to people who consume it. ... They can retain water and nitrogen much better, thus requiring less investment on the farmer's part. ...

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The other benefits of GMO are: improvement of the taste and nutrition, immunity to antibiotics, cultivation of rare and difficult to cultivate kinds of plants, limitation of the preservatives and quality improvement ingredients and the modification of the smell, color and taste of the agricultural plants. ... Other disadvantages of GMO are: increase of the overproduction in high-expanded countries, new form of the biological danger, pollution of the earth water and earth deterioration. ...

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