The GMO News Reddit

Any news articles/opinion pieces about GMO's. This subreddit is neither pro nor anti-GMO. Just a place to see the latest news articles about such. Be civil in your discussions and try to use links when making statements. In other words, please try to use facts, not hyperbole and don't slam a source because you don't like them. Use original titles from the articles please.

Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)* - any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques (i.e., a genetically engineered organism). GMOs are used to produce many medications and genetically modified foods and are widely used in scientific research and the production of other goods. The term GMO is very close to the technical legal term, 'living modified organism', defined in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which regulates international trade in living GMOs (specifically, "any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology").

A more specifically defined type of GMO is a "transgenic organism." This is an organism whose genetic makeup has been altered by the addition of genetic material from an unrelated organism. This should not be confused with the more general way in which "GMO" is used to classify genetically altered organisms, as typically GMOs are organisms whose genetic makeup has been altered without the addition of genetic material from an unrelated organism. Wikipedia: GMO

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