GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS BROOK HEMMELGARN, HAYDEN RODE, ERIC LOWRY
WHAT ARE GMOs? http://12.000.scripts.mit.edu/mission2017/genetically-modified-crops/
BENEFITS Advantages of GM Crops INCREASE IN NUTRIONAL VALUE1 TIGHT REGULATION1 HIGHER PRODUCTION1
DRAWBACKS NOT REQUIRED TO BE LABELED2 POTENTIAL CROSS POLLINATION3 MAY BE HARMFUL TO OTHER ORGANISMS3 UNKNOWN LONG-TERM EFFECTS3 http://www.socialmoms.com/health/genetically-modified-organisms-to-label-or-not/ http://benjigyampoh.blogspot.com/2013/04/climate-change-gm-foods-and-food.html
WHERE IS THIS GOING? GMOs ARE PART OF A SOLUTION CONTINUOUS INCREASE IN PRODUCTION4 DEVELOPEMENT NEEDED – NOTHING IS WITHOUT RISK Future improvements
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