Tag: genetically modified organism
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Can GMOs Honestly Help Diminish Food Waste?
Forty-percent of our U.S. food supply is wasted every year. Welcome to #firstworldproblems101. Think about it, you find a bruised or dented apple in the bin at the grocery store. Do you pick it up or leave it there for someone else? If you’re being honest, you leave it there for the next shopper. And then…
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What You Need to Know About “Frankenfish” aka: GMO Salmon
A GMO salmon from AquaBounty in the background, alongside a non-GMO Atlantic salmon. Image courtesy www.alaskafishradio.com In a historic move by the FDA, the first-ever genetically engineered animal was approved safe for human consumption this week: the GMO salmon, which some people have unlovingly deemed “Frankenfish.” #notnice. I’ve actually blogged about this before, and my feelings…
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The Importance of GMO’s and Writing Letters to the Editor
image from here Usually, I jam out to 106.9 Country Legends on the radio in my truck but in the mornings, on my way to work, I listen to the highly syndicated Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Show. Every week or so they have a segment titled “Consumer Watch” and they talk about a few…