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In today’s society, genetically modified food is a widely discussed topic with many controversies and benefits. Genetic modification is used in many different techniques to control a variety of traits of plants
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Kaitlin Reilly Exam 2 In today's society, genetically modified food is a widely discussed topic with many controversies and benefits. Genetic modification is used in many different techniques to control a variety of traits of plants and the consequences of one manipulation may be completely different from another, based on the traits modified. Throughout the health realm, many names are derived from genetic modified food such as: "Frankenstein Foods," "Cure on the Cob?" and "Are there drugs in my cornflakes?" In the United States, genetically modified food refers to a combination of plants and animals that produce the recombinant DNA (rDNA), which produces a new DNA molecule by splicing together two or more variations of units of DNA. The FDA, the USDA, and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) regulate food in the United States. The FDA has a better reputation of being trusted by consumers, because most consumers are not educated in the...
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