What do GMOS do to the food?

GMOs are one way to make enough nutritious food available with limited land, water, and other resources. But people worry about pollen and seeds from genetically engineered plants spreading beyond the fields where they were planted. read more

A genetically modified organism, or GMO, is an organism that has had its DNA altered or modified in some way through genetic engineering. In most cases, GMOs have been altered with DNA from another organism, be it a bacterium, plant, virus or animal; these organisms are sometimes referred to as "transgenic" organisms. read more

Yet GMO labeling has become a hot-button issue: Vermont passed a GMO labeling law last April. Last fall, the question of whether food manufacturers should be required to list GMO ingredients on their product labels was put to voters in Colorado and Oregon. read more