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Keep Genetic Engineering in the Lab Not in Our Food

We may not always live up to the latter, but we aspire to it, and it remains something we are patriotic about.Right now, this identity is under serious threat. If the proposed Gene Technology Bill is passed, or the deregulation amendments currently being ‘slipped’ into the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) go ahead, they will remove critical safeguards that will affect our country, our health, our economy, and place our hard-earned global reputation at risk.What this meansFoo...

WHAT YOU'RE NOT BEING TOLD

What is a GMO?A Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is any plant, animal, or microorganism whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering processes. Every living organism has DNA – these are the biological instructions that determine its characteristics; such as how a plant grows, how it responds to pests, or how an animal develops. Genetic modification changes these instructions in a laboratory to introduce, remove, or alter specific traits....