EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
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Is less expensive than traditional agricultural methods.
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Helps preserve the environment.
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Increases the income of farmers.
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Controls our nations obesity problem.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It reduces the use of pesticide and insecticide during farming that might be great moves for the betterment of the food supply. 3. It can feed a rapidly increasing population because it shows dramatically increased yields.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some benefits of genetic engineering in agriculture are increased crop yields, reduced costs for food or drug production, reduced need for pesticides, enhanced nutrient composition and food quality, resistance to pests and disease, greater food security, and medical benefits to the world’s growing population.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of the GMO crops grown today were developed to help farmers prevent crop and food loss and control weeds. The three most common traits found in GMO crops are: Resistance to certain damaging insects. Tolerance of certain herbicides used to control weeds.
Detailed explanation-4: -GM crops have a better nutritional quality than the unmodified ones. They are more resistant to pests. They are more resistant to floods and drought, also extremely cold and saline environments.
Detailed explanation-5: -Genetic modification of plants involves adding a specific stretch of DNA into the plant’s genome, giving it new or different characteristics. This could include changing the way the plant grows, or making it resistant to a particular disease.