Who and when created genetically modified organisms (GMO)?
Transgenic foods were first developed by Monsanto Company (USA). The first transgenic crops were planted in 1988, and in 1993 first food products with GE ingredients appeared on the shelves of supermarkets. In late 1990s transgenic food came to the Russian market. Why are GMO dangerous for human health? Many scientists express their fear that GMO contribute to a risk of serious allergies, food poisoning, mutations and promote immunity against antibiotics. Why are GMO dangerous for the environment? There is scientific evidence that GN crop production results in destruction of the whole groups of insects, appearance of new mutant weeds and insects, biological and chemical contamination of soils and gradual biodiversity loss, especially in the centers of cultivated crops. Why are GMO dangerous for the Russian agriculture? Releasing GMO in the Russian fields threatens, first, a decrease in species biodiversity; second, economic dependence on GM crops’ manufacturers and loss of an important
