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the battle for biotech

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  • What is vitamin A deficiency?
    A lack of vitamin A causing blindness and death
  • What’s a potential risk from modified soybeans?
    Allergic reactions to transferred proteins
  • What is genetic engineering (GE) used for in food production?
    Improving quality and nutritional value
  • What common problems do GE crops help with?
    Weeds insects and disease
  • What are genetic traits?
    Features inherited from parents
  • How have humans altered plant genes for thousands of years?
    By planting seeds from the best crops and breeding varieties
  • What is the risk if GE products are not tested properly?
    Unexpected side effects or health risks
  • What are biotech foods made from?
    Genetically altered plants and animals
  • What do GE crop advocates say about the environment?
    GE crops may reduce pesticide use
  • How many people are malnourished according to Prakash?
    800 million
  • Why do some experts doubt golden rice?
    It may not improve vitamin A levels when malnourished
  • How many biotech food crops are currently on the market?
    Dozens
  • What is the host DNA?
    The DNA of the organism receiving the gene
  • What concern do critics have about biotech foods?
    They are rushed to market before effects are understood
  • What’s the purpose of inserting genes into crops?
    To add desired traits like disease resistance
  • What is golden rice?
    A GE rice with vitamin A to fight deficiency
  • What is a main concern about GE crops and the environment?
    They may be developed too quickly without enough testing
  • What does the 2016 US National Academy of Sciences report say?
    No health difference between GE and non-GE foods
  • Why might some GE corn be safer than conventional corn?
    It has fewer toxins from insect damage
  • What’s the final message of the reading?
    Caution and good science can help GE foods reach their potential
  • What does beta-carotene do?
    It's used to make vitamin A in the body
  • What protein caused issues in modified soybeans?
    A protein from nuts
  • How can GE crops help solve hunger?
    By increasing crop quantities in poor farming conditions
  • What do critics fear might go wrong in GE foods?
    Unexpected health effects from inserted genes
  • Are biotech foods safe for humans?
    So far yes
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