Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
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 Leopard,
Metro Toronto Zoo.
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What if we could change a leopard's spots!
Welcome to the world of GMOs
- Genetically Modified Organisms.
Are GMOs a recent thing? That depends entirely on your point of view. For thousands of years, in order to satisfy their needs, humans have been re-modelling plants and animals, a process that involves selecting and crossbreeding the most beautiful, the strongest and the most productive. The corn you eat and your beloved dog are both results of such manipulations.
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Today, however, humans can directly alter the genetic code
of an organism, radically, rapidly and precisely modifying
them like never before. There is some controversy surrounding
these new methods of genetic modification. |
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