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GM Potatoes Damages Rats
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The Health Risks of GM Foods: Summary and Debate
This section summarizes the health risks of genetically modified foods and
serves as a forum for a global discussion and debate. It is organized around the
65 main point summaries presented on the left side of the two-page spreads in
Part 1 of Genetic Roulette. Each section linked below offers the opportunity for
people to submit updates, corrections, challenges and responses. Before making a
submittal, please review the full content in that section of the book.
Contents at a Glance:
Part 1: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods
Section 1: Evidence of reactions in animals and humans.
1.1 GM Potatoes Damages Rats (see full content)
Summary
* Rats were fed potatoes engineered to produce their own insecticide.  	* They
developed potentially precancerous cell growth in the digestive tract, inhibited
development of their brains, livers and testicles, partial atrophy of the liver,
enlarged pancreases and intestines and immune system damage.  	* The cause was
not the insecticide, but in all likelihood was the process of genetic
engineering.  	* GM foods on the market—which were created with the same
process—have not been subject to such an extensive testing protocol.
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