Talk:Genetically Modified Fruits

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At the risk of being lynched on this forum, I'd like to share some info I unearthed online, according to which not all GM food is bad. Several second-wave bioengineered products, referred to as "nutraceuticals" or "functional foods," are now available. These are foods in which specific traits are added or enhanced to increase nutrients or improve the taste of food crops or animals. Such products are being marketed as providing healthier and better tasting foods to consumers. For example, tomatoes are designed to produce more lycopene to lower cholesterol levels, "golden rice" was designed to enhance the level of vitamin A in rice to reduce the risk of blindness, and research is being conducted to reduce the bitterness in citrus fruits. In the case of animals, cloning could enhance the best traits of animals to produce more tender and tasty meat.