Genetically modified food

This week’s cover story is about the debate over genetically modified food — often referred to as genetically modified organisms, or GMOs for short —...

There’s a lot of hype around genomics these days. From a patient care perspective, it comes down to two basic questions: What types of tests give truly useful information? And, who benefits most from having the testing done? Thought leaders in the field gathered at Maryland University of Integrative Health for a three-day symposium on these issues.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) is a laboratory process in which it takes the genes from one species of organism and put the genes into another organism. GMOs work on plants and animals. Some common GMOs are soy, corn, milk, sugar, cotton, etc.

The topic of genetically modified foods draws heated debate from both sides. Here are the pros and cons of GMO foods and a word on the dangers of GMO foods.

BY JAMIE DUCHARME Thirty years after tomatoes became the first genetically modified produce sold in the U.S., lots of people...

Here is a comic illustrating the steps taken to obtain GM Food

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(August 2004) Generally, this term refers to food crops that have been altered using a variety of molecular biology techniques in order to provide them with either new or enhanced characteristics. Examples of such enhancements of modifications are herbicide tolerance, pesticide resistance, greater nutritional content or increased tolerance of cold temperatures. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

Old master work paintings are frequently cited for their depiction of historical events, documentation of culture, or portraiture of significant people, but there’s one lesser known use of some paintings for those with a keen eye: biology. One such instance is this Renaissance still life of various fruits on a table by Giovanni Stanchi painted sometime in the 1600s that shows a nearly unrecognizable watermelon before it was selectively bred for meatier red flesh. More