1.) Food biotechnology is essentially selective breeding. It is applied to organisms, foods in this case, in order for a desired quality to manifest itself in a new species.
2.) Genetically engineered foods are foods that are derived from a food with altered DNA.
3.) There are a few positive things about GE foods. Farmers don't have to spay pesticide on the crops, because the plants now have a built in protection. Farmers can grow many more plants without using so many seeds. Many experts also boast that thanks to GE plants, crops can now grow in places they never could before.
4.) Even though there are many possibilities there are also a few concerns.Some of the concerns include the fear that GE crops may cause other species to have unknown diseases that were previously not a problem. Others fear that transferring genes between two unrelated species can transfer allergens that could make people sick. This was seen in 2000, when a variety of GE corn called StarLink found its way into many corn products. StarLink corn had previously only been allowed as cattle feed because it showed some qualities that suggested allergens.
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