What would we lose if we gave up GMOs?

Greenpeace calls GMOs “genetic pollution.” But if GMOs are to be completely out of the picture, it might mean there are no vegetables enriched with cancer-fighting chemicals, drought-resistant corn, allergen-free peanuts, and bananas that deliver vaccines.

Here are some other potential breakthroughs that could be lost:

Oranges in Florida are under attack from a citrus-greening virus . . . Despite generations of breeding, no citrus plant resists greening. . . A plant pathologist at Texas A&M is developing virus-resistant oranges (see Can Genetic Engineering Save the Florida Orange?).

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Avian flu devastated chicken and turkey flocks . . . last year, affecting about 48 million birds. . .  But a team of U.K. researchers has developed a genetically modified chicken. . . that doesn’t pass the virus onto other birds. . . .(See Want a Bird Flu-Free World? Consider Breeding Resistant Birds.)

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There are not enough fish in the ocean to feed the 9 billion people expected on the planet by 2050, so scientists have been looking for years at ways to farm fish using fewer resources. . . the Food and Drug Administration . . . approved salmon genetically modified to grow . . . faster than regular salmon.

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