BIOTECNOLOXÍAE ALIMENTOS TRANSXÉNICOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS BIOTECNOLOGÍA Y ALIMENTOS TRANSGÉNICOS

biotechnology: two decades of experimentation with genetically modified foods

background and objective: over the recent years, genetically modified food in varieties of corn, soybeans, canola and cotton have been introduced to the global market. this study reviews the health and nutritional value of genetically modified foods in the past two decades. results and conclusions: contrary to the present biotechnological claims, transgenic products did not prove to be so flawl...

The safety of genetically modified foods produced through biotechnology.

genetically modified foods and social concerns

biotechnology is providing us with a wide range of options for how we can use agricultural and commercial forestry lands. the cultivation of genetically modified (gm) crops on millions of hectares of lands and their injection into our food chain is a huge global genetic experiment involving all living beings. considering the fast pace of new advances in production of genetically modified crops,...

Ethics and Genetically Modified Foods

Much of the food consumed in the United States is genetically modified (GM), i.e. derived from microorganisms, plants, or animals that have been manipulated at the molecular level to provide them with traits that farmers or consumers desire. These foods often are produced using techniques in which " foreign " genes are inserted into the microorganisms, plants, or animals. Foreign genes are thos...

Newspaper coverage of genetically modified foods in the United States : a community structure approach

A geographic cross-section national sample of 20 major US newspapers investigated variations in coverage of Genetically Modified (GM) Foods using a community structure approach. * (Ph.D., Stanford University), is professor and chair, communication studies department, The College of New Jersey. Is the author of the book "Tilted Mirrors: Media Alignment with Political and Social Change – A Commun...