A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been changed using genetic engineering techniques. Scientific research has made it possible for GMOs to produce many medications and genetically modified foods. The term GMO's very close to the technical legal term, LMO-living modified organism, defining the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which regulates international trade in living GMOs specifically. "Any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology". A more specifically defined type of GMO is a "transgenic organism." There is an organism whose genetic makeup has been altered by the additions of genetic material from an unrelated organism. They shouldn't be confused with the more general way in which "GMO" is used to classify genetically altered organisms, as typically GMOs are organisms whose genetic makeup has been altered without the addition of genetic an unrelated plant.
Fact: The first altered genetically modified mouse was created in 1974, and the first plant was produced in 1983.
Basic Issues of Genetically Modified Foods
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GMO foods can present significant allergy risks to people, according to Brown University. Genetic modification often mixes or adds proteins that weren't indigenous to the original plant or animal, which causes allergic reactions in the human body. In some cases, proteins from an organism that you're allergic to may be added to an organism that you weren't originally allergic to, prompting the same allergic reaction experienced from the first organism. When genetic technology is used to alter the genetic makeup of any food crop, food ingredient or animal product it is considered to be genetically modified. Genetically foreign proteins are splicing into everyday food products making them