GENERAL MODIFICATION

ORGANISM:
SOYBEANS

NAME: ONG, BOAZ GABRIEL W

SECTION: 11-ESTRELLA
SUBJECT: SPGBIO2
TEACHER: MA. THERESA ABAYA.
 DESCRIPTION

GMOs (genetically modified organisms) continue to

be a hot topic in the food space, and soybeans are
a particularly large part of that conversation since
they make up a significant portion of GMOs grown
in the United States. As people seek to know more
about where their food comes from, what it
contains, and how it was farmed, it’s essential to
understand what it means for a food to be
genetically modified. Soybeans are a great way to
define and illustrate genetic modification, which is
.
sometimes called bioengineering, because they are
versatile crops, are frequently used in processed
foods, and are a large player in the plant-based
movement—a continued focus of consumers in the
new year.
WHO MADE GMO SOYBEANS?

The Monsanto Company (/mɒnˈsæntoʊ/) was an

American agrochemical and agricultural
biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and
headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
Monsanto's best-known product is Roundup, a
glyphosate-based herbicide, developed in the
1970s. Later, the company became a major
producer of genetically engineered crops. In 2018,
the company ranked 199th on the Fortune 500 of
the largest United States corporations by revenue.

WHERE & WHEN DID GMO

SOYBEANS MADE?

First approved commercially in the

United States during 1994, GTS 40-
3-2 was subsequently introduced to
Canada in 1995, Japan and Argentina
in 1996, Uruguay in 1997, Mexico and
Brazil in 1998, and South Africa in
.
2001. GMO Soybean is also
approved by the United Nations in
1999.
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Vorotnikov, V. (2021, October 26). Russia to continue importing GMO

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https://www.allaboutfeed.net/market/market-trends/russia-to-
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Insight, F. (2021, February 10). Beans and Biotech: Why soybeans

are the stars of genetically modified foods. Food Insight.
https://foodinsight.org/soybeans-are-the-stars-of-genetically-
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Monsanto GM soy is scarier than you think. (n.d.).

Mother Jones.
https://www.motherjones.com/food/2014/04/super
weeds-arent-only-trouble-gmo-soy/