10 Examples of Genetically Modified Foods with Full Explanations

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8. Papaya

Hawaii’s papaya industry was on the brink of annihilation in late the 1990s and early 2000s, with the ringspot virus causing a 50 percent decrease in production. Fortunately, the answer was found in genetically modified papaya resistant to the virus. It saved papaya farmers worldwide.

Examples of Genetically Modified Foods with Full Explanations

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