Use of GMOs
GMOs are used in biological and medical research ........
Crops
Enhanced taste and quality
Reducing the ripening time
Increased nutrients, yields, and stress tolerance
Improved resistance to diseases, pests and herbicides
New products and growing techniques
Animals
Increased resistance, productivity, durability, efficiency and feed
Better yields of meat, eggs and milk
Improvement of animal health and diagnostic methods
Environment
"Friendly" bioherbicides and bioinsecticides
Protection of soil, water and energy
Bioprocessing for forestry products
Better management of natural waste
More efficient processing
Society
Increase food security for growing population
Controversies
Safety
Potential human health, including allergens, transfer of antibiotic resistance markers, unknown effects
Potential environmental impacts, including: unintended transfer of transgenes through cross-pollination, unknown effects on other organisms (eg, soil microbes) and loss of flora and fauna biodiversity
Access and Intellectual Property
Domination of world food production by several companies
Increasing dependence on industrialized countries from developing countries
Biopiracy, or foreign exploitation of natural resources
Ethics
The violation of natural organisms' intrinsic values
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