Many people wonder what impacts GMO crops have on our world. “GMO” (genetically modified organism) is the common term consumers and popular media use to describe a plant, animal, or microorganism that has had its genetic material (DNA) changed using technology that generally involves the specific modification of DNA, including the transfer of specific DNA from one organism to another.

GMO toxicity: fears and scientific analysis

Many of us are aware of what’s on our plates, and how it affects the climate. 

Few topics in science, health and food elicit more fear and misconceptions than the phrase GMO, and most of it is based on intentional disinformation.

 A Regenified seal, although not nearly as prominent as the US Department of Agriculture’s organic seal or the Non-GMO Project’s butterfly logo, is making inroads into the US food industry.

Zambia’s maize production in the 2023/24 season is down by more than 50% to an estimated harvest of 1.6 million tonnes because of the intense heatwave and mid-summer drought. The country must now import about a million tonnes of maize to meet its domestic annual needs. 

Most people tend to think of inflammation in terms of external signs: swelling, bruising, redness, heat, and so on, like when you stub your toe, that immediate pain you feel is the body working in action to help fix whatever just happened.

“With more than 26 million hectares planted with genetically engineered soybean, corn and cotton crops, Argentina has the third largest area of GE crops under cultivation in the world,” the attaché said in an annual report on the sector published in December 2023.

An Argentine crop developer that is the first to receive US approval for genetically modified wheat said it will take years to bring the technology to market.

The species of bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis produces proteins that some caterpillars find toxic. Insert the underlying genes into a maize plant, and creepy-crawlies will be poisoned by their lunch. That is the idea behind Bt maize, a genetically modified (GM) variety that has been grown in dozens of countries worldwide.

People with a wheat allergy have an irregular immune system response to at least one of the proteins in wheat. Some common wheat allergy symptoms include hives, asthma, and nasal congestion.

Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with global warming and as the human population continues to grow.