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are there animal gmos

Q: are there animal gmos Answered by Moderator for GMOAnswers.com on Thursday, 1/21/2016 6:17 pm There is currently one GMO animal product approved for consumption – the AquAdvantage Salmon (GMO...

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how do farmers use selective breeding with crops and live stocks?

Q: how do farmers use selective breeding with crops and live stocks? Answered by Farmer on Friday, 12/04/2015 9:58 am Selective breeding of crops has been a tool of agriculture for thousands of years....

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how do farmers benefit from genetic engineering crops and live stocks?

Q: how do farmers benefit from genetic engineering crops and live stocks? Answered by Farmer on Friday, 12/04/2015 9:57 am The genetic engineering (GE) of crops helps farmers in several ways. Using GE...

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If seeds can be patented, what prevents a competitor from changing just a few...

Q: If seeds can be patented, what prevents a competitor from changing just a few neutral molecules in a copy of the seed genome and calling it a new invention? Answered by Earl Sneed Centennial...

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Can genetic modification be used to change hair and eye color?

Q: Can genetic modification be used to change hair and eye color? Answered by Kenen Distinguished Professor, Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday, 12/01/2015...

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How does DNA change in a GMO?

Q: How does DNA change in a GMO? Answered by Global Regulatory Manager for Research, Bayer on Tuesday, 12/01/2015 12:30 pm The components, or building blocks, that make DNA in a GMO plant are no...

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I have recently been seeing Face Book comments on female hamsters loosing...

Q: I have recently been seeing Face Book comments on female hamsters loosing their fertility on the 3rd. generation. Is this a proven fact or just Organic producers way of promoting their products?...

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who would help financially to get the labels correct

Q: who would help financially to get the labels correct Answered by NAFTA Market Acceptance Manager, Seeds Unit, Bayer LP on Friday, 12/18/2015 1:17 pm If your question is referring to the labeling of...

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What were GMOs originally created for?

Q: What were GMOs originally created for? Answered by Distinguished Science Fellow and Founder of Syngenta’s Biotechnology Research Labs on Tuesday, 1/12/2016 7:14 pm The technology for making...

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When Monsanto enters a new market, does it begin by setting up local offices...

Q: When Monsanto enters a new market, does it begin by setting up local offices in towns to educate farmers or contact major Government officials to set up policy? Answered by Director, Emerging...

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do you ever feel bad about sporting such a dangerus and evil small farm...

Q: do you ever feel bad about sporting such a dangerus and evil small farm destroying farming practice Answered by Agriculture Teacher and Blogger on Friday, 12/11/2015 12:47 pm As an owner of a small...

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What happens to the land after years of growing GMO products.

Q: What happens to the land after years of growing GMO products. Answered by Sixth Generation Farmer, Master’s Student, Agronomy, University of Florida on Friday, 12/11/2015 12:48 pm There are two...

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By changing the DNA of the foods are the DNA of humans changed also by...

Q: By changing the DNA of the foods are the DNA of humans changed also by consumption? Answered by Global Regulatory Manager for Research, Bayer on Wednesday, 1/06/2016 6:31 pm No, the DNA of humans...

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How are plants modified to produce GMOs?

Q: How are plants modified to produce GMOs? Answered by Moderator for GMOAnswers.com on Thursday, 1/21/2016 7:26 pm Plants are not actually modified to produce GMOs. Instead, seeds are genetically...

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what does gmo mean

Q: what does gmo mean Answered by Moderator for GMOAnswers.com on Friday, 12/18/2015 1:30 pm GMO stands for genetically modified organism. GMO is a common phrase often used to describe genetic...

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I heard that there is spider/animal DNA in tomatoes, is this true?

Q: I heard that there is spider/animal DNA in tomatoes, is this true? Answered by Global Senior Manager, Communications, BASF on Monday, 11/04/2013 5:02 pm It is not true. There’s a lot of...

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how a transgenic product is obtained and fow what reasons?

Q: how a transgenic product is obtained and fow what reasons? Answered by Moderator for GMOAnswers.com on Thursday, 1/21/2016 7:13 pm There are many reasons crops are genetically engineered. Most...

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How many years has genetic modifications been taking place?

Q: How many years has genetic modifications been taking place? Answered by Global Senior Manager, Communications, BASF on Thursday, 8/15/2013 2:41 pm Nature is the master of genetic shuffling and is...

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How does genetic engineering help us?

Q: How does genetic engineering help us? Answered by Head of Seed & Trait Safety, Bayer on Tuesday, 1/26/2016 3:12 pm Summary: Biotechnology is implemented in multiple fields from medicine, to...

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how many people die from gmos each year

Q: how many people die from gmos each year Answered by Blogger, TheFarmersDaughterUSA.com on Friday, 1/29/2016 12:27 pm Simply put, none.   There has never been even a single reported case of someone...

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