Suddenly a man trips over the curb and bangs his knee. As he lies on the ground, writhing in pain, the killer tomato descends upon him and his horror-filled screams gradually drown into nothingness. Don t be fooled by the imagined threat of these fantastic scenarios.
Bioengineered foods have the ability to improve quality of life around the globe.
Both environmentally and economically, genetically modified crops are a great prospect for the future of agriculture worldwide. Genetically modified foods are crops injected with specific genes in order to improve the quality of the product. Gene modification can result in longer shelf lives, greater disease or insect resistance and even improved size and taste. The most popular genetically modified crops are corn, maize and soybeans. For many North American farmers, biotech crops have helped increase yields and reduce costs.