genetically modified organism

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genetically modified organism

n. Abbr. GMO
An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering.
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The new approach has the potential to help scientists modify plants to produce food, fuel and fiber sustainably while minimizing concerns about genetically modified organisms.
Company sources in America say KFC is being targeted by a group against genetically modified organisms.
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NBMA was established in 2015 by an Act of Parliament to ensure adequate level of protection of the transfer, handling and use of genetically modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology, that might have adverse effects on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity taking into account risks to human health, animals, plants and the environment.
Simply, plants or animals whose DNA have been altered are known as genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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ISLAMABAD:More than 400 cases of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their products related Laboratory Genetic Manipulation Work, field trials for research and development (R&D) has processed by Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA).
The meeting discusses the problems of genetically modified food - foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Scholars of law and of biological and social sciences explore the history, current status, and possible futures of the European Union's regulation of genetically modified organisms as food and feed crops.
Back in 2010, the US Grocery Manufacturers Association said genetically modified organisms were already present in 75 to 80 percent of conventional processed food in the US.
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 14-6 to prevent the labeling on packages of foods that include genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.
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