GM technology is finding its way in cotton, vegetables and a number of other crops due to profitability and food security angles but doubt about its impact on life (human, animal and plant) still persists. If research has already been done, it would be useful to share.
It is really an interesting issue and I am very much eager to see the research findings. I am very much happy if you share me the inflammations you acquired. Thanks
Dear Joginder,
I would like to share a reply I posted to a similar question (please see bellow). To it, I also would like to add a report on the sustainability of GM crops using the case of GM Intacta (TM) in Brazil (available on one of the links included). In this report, you will find references to scientific information on effects to animals and plants.
Hope useful and best wishes,
Georgina
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Although there is abundant scientific literature concluding both adverse and no effects on human health from GMO and GM crop consumption, there is no yet any comprehensive and critical study on GM crop impacts on public health. There are some reasons for that, among them: (i) most GM-crop based foods are still not labelled,which prevents a proper follow up and traceability on possible effects; (ii) the current research points out to potential chronic adverse effects, meaning that it is required medium and long term studies, which are quite scarce; and (iii) genetic engineering and the application of modern biotechnology on food stuff have proved to be highly contentious, so several public administrations opt for avoiding issues that are related to big economic interest at high stakes (e.g. effects of GM foods and pesticides on pubic health).
Something that it is important to acknowledge is that there is no scientific consensus on GMO safety (see Hilbeck et al. 2015, attached). Although there are articles and voices assuring that GMOs and GM crops are safe and that there is no proof on their potencial adverse effects, there is an abundant body of scientific literature indicating high levels of risks. The following compilations are extensive analysis of the scientific literature on this:
- Ferment et al. (2015) - http://www.mda.gov.br/sitemda/publicacoes/lavouras-transgênicas-riscos-e-incertezas-mais-de-750-estudos-desprezados-pelos-órgãos -- This is a compilation by the Brazilian Ministry of Agricultural Development of 750 scientific articles reporting different GMO risks and uncertainties. Although the compilation it is in Portuguese, the articles abstracts are in English. From page 41 to 93 you will abstracts on unintended genetic effects of GMOs; from page 105 to 178 on agronomic aspects go GM crops; from page 183 to 266 on ecologic effects; and from page 282 to 414 on impacts to human health.
- Heinemann (2009) - bch.cbd.int/database/attachment/?id=10229 -- This is a comprehensive analysis of GMOs in relation to cultivation, pesticides use, health effects, etc. Here (in annexes) you will also find "what a GMO is".
- Smith (2007) - http://www.amazon.com/Genetic-Roulette-Documented-Genetically-Engineered/dp/0972966528 This is a compilation of scientifically documented health impacts of GM foods.
In relation to GM crops in India, you will find a lot of information in the scientific literature, the majority economic studies applying similar methodologies and concluding positive effects. For a critical analysis, I suggest reading Glover´s work (some of it attached).
Hope this insights are useful. And if it happens that you do a research on public health effects of GM crops, I´ll be interested in reading it.
Best wishes,
What are the impact of GM( Genetically Modified) crops in terms of economy , health , advantages and disadvantages and its relation to Public health ? - ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_are_the_impact_of_GM_Genetically_Modified_crops_in_terms_of_economy_health_advantages_and_disadvantages_and_its_relation_to_Public_health [accessed Mar 22, 2016].
bch.cbd.int/database/attachment/?id=10229
http://genok.com/arkiv/4185/
Attached link for some of the recent article published which might be useful for you.
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v34/n1/abs/nbt.3449.html
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05116
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21645698.2016.1148868
Thanks for the comments by Georgina Catacora Vargas, Nagendra Prasad, Ghose Biswajit but conclude that it is still a dark research area in which no specific and clear cut results are available for the ecologists.
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