2. Genetically modified food is produced ?????????? From ????
by organisms that have had specific changes introduced
into their DNA.
3. PROS:
- GM foods have a reduced need for pesticides and
herbicides as well as reducing the manpower needed to
grow the crops
- GM products can be engineered to stay fresh longer
- GM products can withstand extreme weather conditions
- GM products grow faster
- GM products can prevent diseases.????????????????
Can be engineered to resist diseases ???
4. CONS:
- GM foods can cause allergies in humans
- Other organisms could be harmed as well
- New diseases could be created by the bacteria
and viruses involved in the process of creating
GM food
5. FOR EXAMPLE:
- Scientists could create a frost-resistant tomato
taking the gene that protects fish from the cold and
adding it to the tomato's genetic code.
- They could create a disease-resistant potato by
adding a gene from a chicken.
7. IN ITALY
In Italy the law prevents the cultivation of GM
crops or its use for human consumption ?????but it
doesn't prevent the sale and the use of GM
products for animal foodstuffs.
