GMO Research
Text: Crops genetically modified to have reduced susceptibility to pests are promoted as a solution low food yields in developing countries. The motive of these promoters is profit, not altruism. Monsant one of the largest developers of genetically modified crops, has developed a grain that gives an improved crop and is sterile, so instead of …
Abstract: Genetically modified foods provide one of the major challenges facing the food industry in the twenty-first century worldwide. The safety of genetically modified foods are being questioned by scientists, researchers and doctors as it is believed that these foods may pose a serious public health risk, especially for the young, aged, pregnant and immunocompromised …
Abstract: In recent decades, changes in agriculture and biotechnology innovations have changed the landscape of food on the planet. From the fifties the green revolution has had a dramatic impact on a global level and today issues such as sustainable development are part of the global political agenda. Genetically Modified Organisms have revolutionized the agribusiness …
Abstract: There has been considerable international study on the etiology of rising mental disorders, such as ADHD, in human populations. As glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the world, we sought to test the hypothesis that glyphosate use in agriculture may be a contributing environmental factor to the increase in healthcare utilization among …
Abstract: Health care leaders are broadening their awareness to include the need to address the food system as a means to individual, public, and global health, above and beyond basic nutritional factors. Key voices from the health care sector have begun to engage in market transformation and are aggregating to articulate the urgency for engagement …
Text: Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not high on most physicians’ worry lists. If we think at all about biotechnology, most of us probably focus on direct threats to human health, such as prospects for converting pathogens to biologic weapons or the implications of new technologies for editing the human germline. But while those debates …
Abstract: Since, genetically modified (transgenic) crops have genes which do not belong to their own species, potential risks of these crops on health have brought up in recent years. In general, majority of genes transferred to plants via biotechnological methods are bacteria and virus originated which forms the basis of several problems. Since, transgenic crops …
Abstract: Since the production of genetically modified food has become a reality, more and more attention is being paid to assess the safety and potential risks associated with the introduction of GMOs. Particular attention is paid to the assessment of the direct impact of genetically modified food outlet on human health. The objective of this …
Abstract: Genetically modified foods are in the area where biotechnology is applied to foods. Their common use has driven them to a substantially important position in relation to community health. There are researchers who comment that they are safe in relation to/regarding health effects as well as others who consider them as threatening for human …
Abstract: There is an ongoing discussion whether to legally accept commercial GM crops in Poland. The public debate is mainly concentrated on the safety of GM food/feed and opposing statements are constantly presented – either about the risks concerned with GM products or about the absolute safety of GMOs. Thus, we decided to review research …
Abstract: The development of GM foods and organisms has concentrated everyone’s attention on the importance of food safety and on protecting citizens’ health, and inevitably influenced healthcare policies regarding food safety. Personal ethical beliefs regarding food and in particular, the consumption of foods derived from biotechnology should be taken into account when deciding healthcare policy. …
To the editor: Your May 29 editorial1 about the health risks of genetically modified (GM) food was apposite and addresses some of the important medical issues vigorously. It beggars belief that “badly designed, poorly carried out, inaccurately interpreted experiments” could have perpetuated such profound public debate for almost a year. Regrettably, among the correspondents who …
Abstract: As genetically modified (GM) foods are starting to intrude in our diet concerns have been expressed regarding GM food safety. These concerns as well as the limitations of the procedures followed in the evaluation of their safety are presented. Animal toxicity studies with certain GM foods have shown that they may toxically affect several …
Text: In the mass media in recent months the debate about genetically modified (GM) foods has increased, and scientific journals have not been an exception. Science and other prestigious journals such as British Medical Journal, Lancet, and Nature have contributed to this broad debate, which was vigorous in 1999, particularly as a result of the …
Abstract: This manuscript presents the results of a review of the effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) on dairy cattle health, reproductive performance, and culling, that was carried out by an expert panel established by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). The panel was established by the CVMA in response to a request from Health …
Text: The galactopoietic potency of bovine somatotrophin (bST; also known as growth hormone, bGH) has been known for over 50 years, but it is only since the 1980s that production of bST by recombinant DNA techniques has raised the prospect of its large scale use in dairying. Subcutaneous or intramuscular injections of approximately 30mg/day can …
Abstract: The herbicide glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, has been used extensively in the past 40 years, under the assumption that side effects were minimal. However, in recent years, concerns have increased worldwide about the potential wide ranging direct and indirect health effects of the large scale use of glyphosate. In 2015, the World Health Organization reclassified …
Abstract: Genetically modified organisms (transgenes) are increasingly being used in biology and medicine for genetic research (genetic engineering), vaccines, hormones, enzymes, and for modeling a variety of ailments, as well as commercial purposes. However, the use of genetically modified food is accompanied by significant risks to human and animal health. This paper presents a general …
Abstract: In 1999, there has been much concern on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods, an important and complex area of safety research, which demands rigorous standards. Various groups, including consumers and environmental Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) have suggested that all GM foods should be subjected to long-term animal feeding studies before approval for …
Abstract: There are continuous controversies concerning the issue of the GMO technology in agriculture and food production. On one hand there is a strong lobby connected with international corporations which performs a very intensive marketing of the GMO crops together with the promotion of the biotechnological achievements. On the other hand however, consumer and environmental …
Abstract: Nearly ten years after the introduction of GM foodcrops there are still only a handful of published studies about their safety. Independent studies are even fewer, moreover, no peer-reviewed publications exist in which the results of clinical investigations on the possible effects of GM food on human health are described. Even though the evaluation …
Abstract: Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide that is one of the most frequently applied pesticides in the world. Although there has been little consistent evidence of genotoxicity or carcinogenicity from in vitro and animal studies, a few epidemiologic reports have indicated potential health effects of glyphosate. We evaluated associations between glyphosate exposure and cancer incidence …
