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Genetic Modification The development of genetically modified food is the most controversial development in farming and the food industry for centuries. Throughout history man has developed new methods of farming and new types of food but GM food represents a revolutionary change compared to the evolutionary process that has ruled up to now. Scientists have developed methods of manipulating DNA, by transferring it from one organism to another. Characteristics such as the height to which wheat grows are encoded into molecules of DNA of all living things. DNA consists of chromosomes that have series of genes; these genes are inherited through the generations. A gene that encodes a desirable trait can be copied and transferred into another organism and this is called genetic modification. There two main types of GM crops being grown at the moment. The first can tolerate herbicides that wipe out other plants and the second type is...

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