The practice of genetically modifying crops employs advanced “gene editing” tools like CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats), aimed at enhancing crop resilience and yield, potentially contributing to food security.
What are GM Crops?
- GM crops, also known as genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Genetically Engineered (GE), bioengineered, or transgenic plants, involve plants whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering.
- This modification process includes transferring genes between organisms using techniques such as cloning genes, splicing DNA segments, and inserting genes into cells to achieve desired agricultural traits.
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