... potential advantages to mankind, but emerging research is beginning to shed light on the dark side of GMO, and the implicit and explicit effects its utilization has on human health and the environment. The commercialization of genetic engineering technology, most notably in crops and subsequent foodstuffs, has partially muddled the GMO debate, due to the enormous pressure lobbies representing the ... biases that have accompanied the growth of the GMO industry, and formulate a scholarly and testable hypothesis as to whether genetically modified crops are truly having a deleterious effect ...

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... increasingly clear that agriculture needs to intensify and become more extensive in order to meet the global food demands. These agricultural practices are known for causing negative impacts on the environment; including increased fertilisers and other chemical usage, increased irrigation, which, in many cases in Australia has lead to salinity problems, just to name a few. Potentially, improved genetic engineering ... technology may be the answer to increasing the yield size of crops as well as minimising agricultural impacts on the environment. Currently the Australian government is wo...

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