Genetic Modification in Plants and Food: Human Health; Risks and Benefits
Journal Title: Food Science & Nutrition Technology - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Genetically modified (GM) foods are items that had their deoxyribsoe nucleic acid (DNA) altered through genetic engineering. Unlike conventional genetic modification that is carried out through time-tested conventional breeding of plants and animals. Combining genes from different organisms is known as recombinant DNA technology (RDT), and the resulting organism is said to be genetically modified, genetically engineered or transgenic. GM products include medicines and vaccines, foods and food ingredients, feeds, and fibers. Apart from the advantages of the GM food consumption, there are also various perils associated it their consumption that may prove a threat to humankind.
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Raghav A*
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