At times, transgenic organisms and GMOs may be confused or referred to as the same thing. Here we explain the differences between the two.

The 10 genetically modified crops available today: alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets.

The technical term is " transgenic." For more than 40 years, scientists have been able to cut DNA and paste it into a new context. Transgenic plants rely on scientists identifying and amplifying …

Part of this strategy was funding the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to develop a transgenic variety of papaya that would be resistant to papaya ringspot virus. This success story of one of …

Transgenic, or genetically modified (GM), organisms are produced by the transfer of one or more genes from a particular species of organism to another unrelated one.

The studies should also include the uses and effects of pesticides/herbicides used in conjunction with the transgenic GMO products, and the full spectrum ecological effects (long term) for …

Research on genetically engineered salmon started in the mid-1980s. After years of research, access to a growth hormone gene and identifying the DNA sequence, the first transgenic …

From University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Publication 8183, Genetic Engineering Fact Sheet 6.

Genetically modified organism (GMO) is commonly used to describe any of these terms and vice versa: genetic modification (GM), GM seeds, biotechnology, biotech seeds, genetic …

Genetic engineering is part of a toolbox, developed from naturally-occurring processes, used by researchers to develop transgenic organisms. (these organisms have an altered genomic …