... crops grown by U.S. farmers include corn, cotton, soybeans, canola, squads, and papaya. Crop varieties developed by genetic engineering were first introduced for a commercial production in 1996. Today these crops are planted on more than 145 million acres worldwide. U.S. farmers are by far the largest producers of genetically modified crops. The principle agricultural biotechnology products marketed to date have been genetically ... farmers could spray their fields to eliminate weeds without demanding the crop. The United States has consistently planted more Genetically modified crops the...

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... social-economical conditions, 5) others. Scientists change the DNA of the products, but without long and precise researches we can't determine whether the GM food is safe. Among the potential risks for the human's health we can list: a) toxicity: in 1983 in Spain hundreds of people died after consumption of the GM rapeseed oil, b) tumor risk increase, c) allergies caused by the ... GMO crops. Estimates indicate that the global area planted with transgenic crops increased from 5 to 145 million acres from 1996 to 2002 respectively (ISAAA - International Service for the Acquisition of Agri...

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