Introduction Bioengineered plants Essential vitamins Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin E Essential minerals Iron Essential amino acids Lysine Methionine and tyrosine Essential phytochemicals Isoflavonoids Bioengineered animals Modified milk in transgenic dairy cattle Increased muscle growth in cattle Reduced fat content in transgenic swine Transgenic poultry egg as bioreactor Bioengineered fish Impro...

BACKGROUND The safety issues regarding foods derived from genetically modified (GM) plants are central to their acceptance into the food supply. The potential allergenicity of proteins newly introduced in GM foods is a major safety concern. OBJECTIVE We sought to monitor, in potentially sensitive human populations, the allergenicity effects of 5 GM materials obtained from sources with no alle...

World population has already exceeded 6.5 billion, out of which about 850 million (13 percent) are undernourished. With the current growth rate, the world community faces even a greater challenge of hunger and food security as the estimated the population will catch 9 billion by the year 2050 with doubled needs for food. At the same time, preservation of biodiversity, stopping deforestation and...

Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) eggplant may become the first transgenic vegetable crop to be commercialized in the Indian subcontinent. This exploratory study conducted in Maharashtra, India suggests that vegetable farmers are generally receptive to the technology primarily for its pest resistance and cost saving attributes. While economic issues dominate the farmers’ perception of Bt eggplant, et...

Soaring global food prices are threatening to push more poor people back below the poverty line; this will probably become aggravated by the serious challenge that increasing population and climate changes are posing for food security. There is growing evidence that human activities involving fossil fuel consumption and land use are contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and consequently chan...