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Berg was the first scientist to create a molecule containing DNA from two different species by inserting DNA from another species into a molecule.
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Boyer and Cohen demonstrated that the gene for frog ribosomal RNA could be transferred into bacterial cells.
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Rudolf Jaenisch created the first genetically modified animal by inserting a DNA virus into an early-stage mouse embryo and showing that the inserted genes were present in every cell.
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Developed by Michael W. Bevan, Richard B. Flavell and Mary-Dell Chilton. They infected tobacco with Agrobacterium transformed with an antibiotic resistance gene and through tissue culture techniques were able to grow a new plant containing the resistance gene.
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The EU was one of the first regions to regulate the labeling of food consisting of or made from GMOs, starting in the 1990s. Many other countries have since followed suit, but have not adopted a uniform approach.
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This statement is a clarification of FDA's interpretation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to foods produced from new plant varieties developed using recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) technology.
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China was the first country to commercialize transgenic plants, introducing a virus-resistant tobacco.
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A genetically modified tomato, was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption.
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In 1995, Monsanto introduced the NewLeaf variety of potato which was their first genetically modified crop. It was designed to resist attack from the Colorado potato beetle due to the insertion of Bt toxin producing genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.
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A variety of rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice.
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The US was the leading country in the production of GM foods in 2011, with twenty-five GM crops having received regulatory approval.
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A growth hormone-regulating gene from a Pacific Chinook salmon, with a promoter from an ocean pout, was added to the Atlantic salmon's 40,000 genes. This gene enables it to grow year-round instead of only during spring and summer.
