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Narsi wants to know GM Foods - Any Direct Health Complaints So Far? 2 months ago

Genetically modified food has been sold since 1994. Have there been any serious health related complaints for these foods so far?

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Narsi wants to know How many cells do human beings have? 2 months ago

I guess this depends on the age of the human, so more specifically, how many cells does an average adult have? I heard it could be as high as 3 trillion?

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Narsi wants to know Risk Assessment for GM Fooods 2 months ago

Have GM products, especially GM foods, on the international market passed a risk assessment?

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Narsi wants to know Horizontal Gene Transfer 2 months ago

What is horizontal gene transfer, and why is it dangerous?

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Narsi wants to know Status of the Human Genome Project 2 months ago

What is the status of the Human Genome Project? Is it still an evolving project, or has the project come to a close after its main objective was achieved?

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Narsi wants to know Yield Increases from GM Crops 2 months ago

By what percentage could doing GM on crops increase yields? I appreciate that the answer could depend on the crop and so on, but do you have an idea of the highest yield increases that have been possible through the use of GM?

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Narsi wants to know Can eating GM foods be harmful? 2 months ago

I heard that herbicide-resistant GM soybeans produce less isoflavones, which are believed to protect women from a number of cancers. Could there be other such unintended, harmful consequences from using GM foods

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Narsi wants to know GM crops and genetic erosion? 2 months ago

Apart from the fact that farmers will need to be dependent on monopolistic or oligopolistic companies by way of using GM crops, won't the use of GM crops also result in genetic erosion as local varieties are replaced with GM seeds?

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Narsi wants to know What does Bt stand for? 2 months ago

What does B.t. stand for, as in B.t cotton?

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Narsi wants to discuss Facts and misconceptions about GM crops | The Jakarta Post 2 months ago

Genetically modified (GM) crops have again made headlines as the government and public interest groups argue over the benefits and harmful effects of ... - http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/26/facts-and-misconceptions-about-gm-crops.html

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