WHile we are all hearing frequent stories of the possible downside of genetically modiifed foods, it is worthwhile to also see the good things that GM brings.
Yahoo! News - Genetically Modified Foods Eaten Regularly: "Despite dire warnings about 'Frankenfoods,' there have been no reports of illness from these products of biotechnology."
" Experts say within several years there will be new GM foods with taste and nutrition improvements: cooking oils with less trans fat, tastier potatoes and peanuts that don't trigger allergies.
At North Carolina State University, one of the biggest U.S. plant breeding programs, scientists are developing drought-tolerant wheat and are a couple years from field testing GM peanuts that have no life-threatening allergens, said Steven Leath, associate dean for health research.
At Rutgers University's agricultural college, plant biology professor Nilgun Tumer and colleagues modified potatoes to better keep their flavor when processed as french fries and to limit browning when sliced, but she said farmers haven't adopted the new varieties."
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