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GMO: or a genetically modified organism is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. GMOs are used to produce many medications and genetically modified foods and are widely used in scientific research and the production of various other goods. The foreign genes used in GMO's can come from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals and even humans.
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OCT 23, 2016Immunology
What is it about dust mites that make them such a strong allergen for so many people? Scientists from Duke University an ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 11, 2016Videos
GMOs, CRISPR, and other gene-editing buzzwords have caused mixed feelings among the scientific community and in public d ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2016Videos
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that aims to create national standards for labeling food made with genetically ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2016Videos
While genetically modified (GMO) fruits and vegetables have been on supermarket shelves for sometime, a genetically modi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2016Plants & Animals
People cringe at the idea of unnatural food, and by that I mean genetically modified food. On the other hand, there isn& ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2016Earth & The Environment
President Putin recently announced that Russia plans to become self sufficient for its food resources by 2020. Furthermo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 09, 2015Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAPR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 01, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who gave a 65-minute keynote appearance at the 2014 BIO ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
OCT 23, 2016
Immunology
What is it about dust mites that make them such a strong allergen for so many people? Scientists from Duke University an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 11, 2016
Videos
GMOs, CRISPR, and other gene-editing buzzwords have caused mixed feelings among the scientific community and in public d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 10, 2016
Videos
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that aims to create national standards for labeling food made with genetically
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2016
Videos
While genetically modified (GMO) fruits and vegetables have been on supermarket shelves for sometime, a genetically modi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
People cringe at the idea of unnatural food, and by that I mean genetically modified food. On the other hand, there isn&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2016
Earth & The Environment
President Putin recently announced that Russia plans to become self sufficient for its food resources by 2020. Furthermo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2015
Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
APR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 06, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 01, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who gave a 65-minute keynote appearance at the 2014 BIO
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider