Genetically Engineered Food

Title: Genetically Engineered Food
Category: /Science & Technology/Chemistry
Details: Words: 938 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Genetically Engineered Food
Biotech companies are continually trying to create foods that are perfect in every aspect; a more productive plant, foods that are healthier and can reduce cholesterol, foods that taste better, and foods that have defenses against insects. What most people don't realize is that the perfect foods may not be so perfect in the long run. Genetically modified crops are those crops which have had genes from unrelated sources transferred into their genetic sequence. Genetically …showed first 75 words of 938 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 938 total…we are running out of options for growing food, genetic engineering could be the answer to our problems. Works Cited: Ruse, Michael. Genetically Modified Foods: Debating Biotechnology. Prometheus Books, 2002. Lewis, Rick. Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications. Mcgraw-Hill Co. 2003. http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/BA/Flavr_Savr_Arrives.html 03/02/04. http://www.afprotein.com/ 03/02/04. http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml 02/28/04. Nader, Ralph. Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature. Park Street Press, 1999.

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