The phrase 'genetic modification' may make you think of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' and its concurrent imagery of monsters stuck together with tape and a variety of body parts. However, the reality of GMOs is actually far from this.
GMOs are living things (including plants, animals, and bacteria) that have purposely had their fundamental genetic code altered. For example, scientists can insert certain genes from living things into other living things where they would not normally appear.
With a background in food systems and food sciences, I've come across GMOs and the subsequent controversy many times over the years. Now, I'm even faced with bigger questions as a consumer, as I'm forced to choose between bioengineered and non-GMO foods at the grocery store.
My effort here is not to sway you to buy or not buy GMO food but rather to dispel some of the many myths about this technology.
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