1.
What is the science behind GM foods?
GM foods are
made through a process known as genetic engineering. Genes of commercial interest
are transferred form one organism to another. People take a bit of one plants
DNA which carries their genetics and inject it into another plant to make it
look different. The gene gun is one of the various methods used to do this. The
DNA that has to be transferred is coated onto tiny particles and then they are
physically shot into the plant.
2.
What foods are affected by this technology?
Soybeans,
corn, canola, cotton seed oil, alfalfa, tomato, sugar cane, sugar beets, rice,
squash, sweet peppers, sausages and much more.
3.
What are the problems with this technology?
GM foods are
plants with an altered DNA which means that they are not natural. Because they
have an altered DNA they are more resistant to herbicides.
4.
What action has been taken to try and prevent the technology developing?
People are
speaking up against it and they are doing campaigns.
5.
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