Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) may be plants, animals or (most commonly) micro-organisms (including bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi). Where the GMO is a micro-organism, it is typically ...

2003). Genetically modified animals have even been used to grow transplant tissues and human transplant organs, a concept called xenotransplantation. The rich variety of uses for GMOs provides a ...

Genetically modified organisms are created by deliberately changing the genetic makeup of a plant or animal in ways that could never occur in nature. The majority of GMO crops currently on the ...

Unauthorized GMOs altogether pose a significant socioeconomic risk through their potential effects on trade and trust in industry and authorities, as well as potentially to human and animal health ...

The numbers of genetically modified animals used in UK labs continues to rise. Home Office statistics for 2002 show GM mice and rats were involved in 710,000 experiments, representing an 11% ...

The FDA has so far approved only one other genetically modified animal for human consumption: a pig designed to help avoid triggering allergies. It was developed by Revivicor, a company affiliated ...

GMOs—short for genetically modified (or engineered) organisms—are created by deliberately changing the genetic makeup of a plant, an animal, or another organism in a laboratory rather than ...

GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, but what is that exactly? Basically, it's any plant or animal whose DNA has been changed in a lab. It's done to help crops hold up against disease and ...