Myth

GMOs are unnatural.

Fact

Humans have been selectively breeding plants and animals for countless millennia, so all domesticated plant species—and even your pet dogs and cats—are technically genetically modified. Genetic engineering replicates a process that has been occurring in nature for millions of years as bacteria and viruses regularly shuttle genes between different species.

Topic

GMO

Label

Myth

URL

https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/10-myths-about-gmos/