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Introduction of the topic 1.Significance of topica.GM Foods are those derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in such a way that it does non occur naturally in the environmenti.http//www.who.int/topics/food_genetically_modified/en/b.Also ties into 2.Scientific backgrounda.Commercialized in 1992 Monsanto was one of the first firms to take advantage of biotechnology in commercial farming Green Revolution, i.APA Mclure J. BACKGROUND. CQ Researcher serial online. August 31, 201222(30)726-732. operable from Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 13, 2013.ii.MLA Mclure, Jason. Background. CQ Researcher 22.30 (2012) 726-732. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.1.This article in addition has issues, background, chronology, current situation, outlook, next stepb.Genes are copied via PCR and inserted into target plant tissue to create new plantsi.AMA GM foods the real story. Australasian Biotechnology serial online. March 201222(1)41-4 4. Available from Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 13, 2013.ii.MLA GM Foods The Real Story. Australasian Biotechnology 22.1 (2012) 41-44. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.3.Scientific and societal issues a.Controversial concerns of negative environmental and wellness effects, corporatization of agriculture, unethical to manipulate life in the laboratoryi.AMA Bennett A, Chi-Ham C, Barrows G, Sexton S, Zilberman D. Agricultural Biotechnology Economics, Environment, Ethics, and the Future. Annual Review Of Environment & Resources serial online. November 201338(1)249-279. Available from Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 13, 2013.ii.MLA Bennett, Ala... ...y modified (GM) foods the importance of an holistic, integrative approach. journal Of Biotechnology serial online. September 11, 200298(1)79. Available from Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 13, 2013.ii.MLA Cockburn, Andrew. Assuring The Safety Of Genetically Modified (GM) Foods The Importance Of An Holistic, Integrative Approach. Journal Of Biotechnology 98.1 (2002) 79. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.Other Interesting Things1.http//search.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=21274652& commit=ehost-live2.http//www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/biotech/20questions/en/3.http//search.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=11501712&site=ehost-live4.http//dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-genetically-modified-food-products.htm