GMO History

  • Baker, Gregory A, Burnham, Thomas A. “Consumer Response to Genetically Modified Foods: Market Segment Analysis and Implications for Producers and Policy Makers.” Vol. 26 Issue 2. Journal of Agricultural & Resource Economics, 2001.

    This article focuses on the consumer’s preferences on GMOs and lists quantitative statistics that observe consumer behavior during 2001.
  • Varzakas T. H. “The politics and Science Behind GMO Acceptance.” Vol. 47. Issue 4. Critical Reviews In Food Science And Nutrition, 2007. MEDLINE.

    This article discusses the timeline of the European and international Community's contribution and interest in the GMO issue. The international Community has become interested in population aging, multipopulation societies, and political conflicts over the past few years.Food scares and crises have made the public have less confidence in food producers' ability to produce safe food during the past 15 years.
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    Barfoot P;Brookes G. “Key Global environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified (GM) Crop Use 1996-2012.” Vol. 5, Issue 2. GM Crops & Food, 2014 Apr-Jun. MEDLINE.

    -environmental impacts associated with the global adaptation of genetically modified traits during 1996-2012
    -farm surveys, locally and nationally about the analysis of genetically modified organism during this same time
    -thoughts on the evolution of biotechnology on farms
  • Watts, Christine, Ph.D., B.App.Sc., B.Sc. "Genetically Modified Organisms”. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Science, 2014. Research Starters. 25 September 2016.

    -discusses the history of GMOs from 1869 to now.
    -discovery, isolation, and model of the first DNA and gene sequence from 1869 to 1972.
    -manipulation of natural selection
    -phenotype changed for a long time but genotype wasn't affected until much later
    -first GMO available to public was a form of insulin in 1982.
    -agriculture and food production is the main focus because its is believed that this is the only way to meet the global food production demand of the people