Unintended Effects of Genetic Manipulation
Type of Unintended Effect: Genetically Modified Plants Affecting Food and Feed
maize_002:
Atlantic salmon fed Bt corn
had altered enzyme activity in liver and intestine as well as altered
proportions and numbers of different white blood cells.
pea_001:
Peas engineered to be weevil-resistant elicited immune reactions in mice.
pea_002:
Peas engineered to be weevil-resistant had lowered starch digestibility
when fed to chickens and pigs.
potato_002:
Inulin-storing potatoes had higher
alkaloid content and pigs fed on them had reduced daily weight
gain.
soybean_002:
Diet containing glyphosate-resistant soybeans affected the nuclei of liver
cells in mice.
soybean_006:
Transgenic DNA from glyphosate-resistant soybeans was detected in the
intestinal flora of humans.
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