GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS BROOK HEMMELGARN HAYDEN RODE ERIC

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS BROOK HEMMELGARN, HAYDEN RODE, ERIC LOWRY

WHAT ARE GMOs? http: //12. 000. scripts. mit. edu/mission 2017/genetically-modified-crops/

BENEFITS Advantages of GM Crops INCREASE IN NUTRIONAL VALUE 1 TIGHT REGULATION 1 HIGHER PRODUCTION 1

DRAWBACKS NOT REQUIRED TO BE LABELED 2 POTENTIAL CROSS POLLINATION 3 MAY BE HARMFUL TO OTHER ORGANISMS 3 UNKNOWN LONG-TERM EFFECTS 3 http: //benjigyamp oh. blogspot. com/2 013/04/climatechange-gm-foodsand-food. html http: //www. so cialmoms. com/ health/genetica lly-modifiedorganisms-tolabel-or-not/

WHERE IS THIS GOING? GMOs ARE PART OF A SOLUTION CONTINUOUS INCREASE IN PRODUCTION 4 DEVELOPEMENT NEEDED – NOTHING IS WITHOUT RISK

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