Friday, June 20, 2008

Common crops that are genetically modified

I've found a list of crops that are commonly modified, the table is shown as below








Taken from http://biotech.cas.psu.edu/articles/gmo_crops.htm (20/6/08)

Since my group will be doing on genetically modified corn starch, i have research more in depth into corn. Upon my research, i've found that Non-Gmo corn starch are 5% more expensive that gmo corn.[1] This is expected as GMO crops are made for higher yield and so the reduction in prices will follow. Consumers will not mind paying the premium for non-gmo corn products if they are concerned about ethical or health issues that are associated with GMO products.

There are articles that show that genetically modified crops are nutritionally same as non genetically modified crops. The animals are also not affected by the introduction of GMO-crops into their diets. However, in my opinion, this article is biased as it is linked to biotechnology institutions. [2]

[1]http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080701/tbs-korea-corn-gmo-b8dd11d.html

[2] http://www.monsanto.co.uk/news/ukshowlib.phtml?uid=5022

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