Biotechnology is providing us with a wide range of options for how we can use agricultural
and commercial forestry lands. The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops on millions …

Biotechnology offers a variety of potential benefits and risks. It has enhanced food
production by making plants less vulnerable to drought, frost, insects, and viruses and by …

Genetic engineering of food is the science which involves deliberate modification of the
genetic material of plants or animals. It is an old agricultural practice carried on by farmers …

Genetic modification is a special set of gene technology that alters the genetic machinery of
such living organisms as animals, plants or microorganisms. Combining genes from different …

Latest FAO figures indicate that an estimated 925 million people are undernourished in
2010, representing almost 16% of the population in developing countries. Looking to the …

It is a common ground that humans have always modified the genome of both plants and
animals. This intrusive process that has existed for thousands of years, many times through …

The development and consumption of genetically modified (GM) crops are surrounded by
controversy. According to proponents, only molecular biology approaches and genetic …

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, BIOTECHNOLOGY, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD
ENRICHMENT, CASE STUDIES, RICE, ETHICS, RELIGION, PRODUCT LABELLING, RISK …

2.1. Introduction This chapter discusses the potential of biotechnology to improve the health
and nutrition of consumers in developing countries. In the relatively wealthy countries of …

This essay discusses the potential of biotechnology to improve the health and nutrition of
consumers in developing countries. In the relatively wealthy countries of Europe, North …