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Cows Dance on Sainsbury's Roof to launch National actions against GM
animal feed. GM, is currently fed to the cows that produce their dairy
products, as well as to the cattle and pigs. However there is no labelling
to alert shoppers.
Long lasting, genetically modified tomatoes came on to the market in 1994
and were the first genetically modified food available to consumers. The
genetically modified tomato produces less of the substance that causes
tomatoes to rot.
Genetically modified food products are plants that have had their genetic
characteristics altered. Scientists change the plants' characteristics by
putting new genetic material into them, genes for example from a bacteria
which can withstand pesticides. One way to genetically modify a
plant is to use a soil bacterium called agrobacteria tumefaciens. These
bacteria infect plants, once inside the plant's cells, the bacteria wedge
some of their own genes into the plant's genetic material.
Another way is to use a gene gun which fires tiny gold particles coated
with genes directly into a plant's cells. Many people object to
genetically modified plants because it can lead to unnatural organisms
and could also make super weeds or damage the environment.
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