Genetically modified crops

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  • Created by: KateLB
  • Created on: 11-12-13 20:36

Genetically modified crops

Advantages

  • Can improve the growth rate of plants
  • Can improve food value
  • Some plants are modified to produce their own pesticide chemicals
  • GM (food) plants last longer in supermarkets
  • They can be designed to grow in a variety of conditions, so could solve world hunger.

Disadvantages

  • No-one knows the long term effects
  • Possible insects may become pesticide resistant if they eat a constant diet of pesticide-forming plants.
  • Genes from GM plants may spread into countryside.
  • GM crops aren't fertile

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