Explore: Genetically Engineered Organisms

alter its genome. Genetically engineered organism (GEO) can be considered a more precise term compared to GMO when describing organisms' genomes that have

"the dispersal of contaminated altered genes from genetically engineered organisms to natural organisms, esp. by cross-pollination", but has come to be

Genetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms

An organism that is generated through genetic engineering is considered to be genetically modified (GM) and the resulting entity is a genetically modified

first genetically engineered plant. Advances followed that allowed scientists to manipulate and add genes to a variety of different organisms and induce

States is the largest grower of commercial crops that have been genetically engineered in the world, but not without domestic and international opposition

tobacco. It was the first plant to be genetically engineered and is considered a model organism for not only genetic engineering, but a range of other fields

Genetically modified crops are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques. In most cases, the

were being developed. As the technology improved and genetically organisms moved from model organisms to potential commercial products the US established

number of steps that are followed before a genetically modified organism (GMO) is created. Genetic engineers must first choose what gene they wish to insert