***1973 – Recombinant DNA Created

The idea for man-made DN comes from a grad student at Stanford University.

1980 – First GMO Patent Issued

A 1980 court case allowed the first patent on a living organism. The GMO in question was a bacterium designed to eat for crude oil.

***1982 – FDA Approves First GMO

Humulin, insulin produced by genetically engineered E. coli bacteria, appears on the market.

***1994 – GMO Hits Grocery Stores

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the Flavr Savr tomato for sale on grocery store shelves. The delayed-ripening tomato has a longer shelf life than conventional tomatoes.

1996 – GMO-Resistant Weeds

Weeds resistant to glyphosate, the herbicide used with many GMO crops, are detected in Australia. Research shows that the super weeds are seven to 11 times more resistant to glyphosate than the standard susceptible population.

1999 – GMO Food Crops Dominate

Over 100 million acres worldwide are planted with genetically engineered seeds. The marketplace begins embracing GMO technology at an alarming

***2011 – Toxin in Humans

Research in eastern Quebec finds toxins in the blood of pregnant women and shows evidence that the toxin is passed to fetuses.

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