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Numerous questions have been asked about agricultural biotechnology. In
this section, we try to answer these as accurately as possible.
- What is “Biotechnology”?
- Plant biotechnology is
so new – can we determine any problems that might be associated with
it?- Are genetically modified foods
labelled?- Can genetically modified
foods be placed on the market without proper testing?- Are there some unknown,
dangerous aspects about transgenic plants that have not been
considered?- Does biotechnology
allow the large corporations to control food supply?- Will transgenic
plants cross with wild relatives and cause environmental damage?- What is the
terminator gene?- Is the
terminator gene unfair to the farmer?- It is wrong for
biotechnology companies to be able to patent new varieties of crop
plants, charge a premium for the seeds and then prosecute farmers who
save seeds?- Isn’t it true
that there is plenty of food, and that the main problem is the
distribution?- Why can’t “normal
breeding” and organic farming supply the world needs for food?- Will
biotechnology will increase the use of herbicides?- What are insect
resistant crops?- Could
insect resistant crops eliminate beneficial insects?- Since there is no
control over where the transgene is inserted into the plant genome,
could this cause unknown effects?- Can the use of
antibiotic resistance in plants make harmful bacteria resistant to
antibiotics?- Can transgenic
plants become weeds in other crops if they are herbicide resistant?- Do
herbicide resistant crop plants cause any environmental problems?- Will biotechnology eliminate
traditional breeding methods?- Can you be 100% certain
that GM foods are safe?
- Plant biotechnology is
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