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Proponents of genetic engineering often claim that they are doing the same work as conventional breeding, just faster and with more precision. It is true that gene transfers also occur in conventional plant and animal breeding, but these only take place between individuals of the same species, or, in some cases, between closely related species. A rice plant can cross with a different rice species, but not with a walnut. Genetic engineering is not bound by these limits. So, for example the genetically engineered Vitamin A rice contains newly inserted genes from daffodils, viruses and bacteria. As a result a new form of life has been created.
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Genetically Modified vs. Organic
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