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What Are the Uses of GMOs?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Marni Wolfe

Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are organisms whose genetic makeup has been artificially altered through a process known as recombinant DNA technology. According to the Human Genome Project, GMOs are created when scientists select specific genes within one organism and insert them into a different species.

Marni Wolfe began writing professionally in 2009. She has been published in the scientific journals "Brain Research" and "Endocrine," and in various online publications. Wolfe worked for more than 10 years in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries before leaving to write about health and science. Wolfe holds a Bachelor of Science in genetics from the University of Western Ontario.