外文文献： 回顾对转基因食品对人类健康影响A Review on Impacts of Genetically Modified Food on Human Health.pdf

The Open Nutraceuticals Journal, 2011, 4, 3-11 3 Open Access A Review on Impacts of Genetically Modified Food on Human Health 1 2 3 4 1,2,* Charu Verma , Surabhi Nanda , R.K. Singh , R.B. Singh and Sanjay Mishra 1Department of Biotechnology Microbiology, Institute of Foreign Trade Management, Lodhipur Rajput, Delhi Road, Moradabad 244001, U.P., India 2Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering Technology, IFTM Campus, Lodhipur Rajput, Delhi Road, Moradabad 244001, U.P., India 3Kumaon Engineering College, Dwarhut, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 4Halberg Hospital Research Center, Civil Lines, Moradabad 244 001, U.P., India Abstract: Biotechnology offers a variety of potential benefits and risks. It has enhanced food production by making plants less vulnerable to drought, frost, insects, and viruses and by enabling plants to compete more effectively against weeds for soil nutrients. In a few cases, it has also improved the quality and nutrition of foods by altering their composition. However, the use of biotechnology has also raised concerns about its potential risks to the environment and people. For example, some people fear that common plant pests could develop resistance to the introduced pesticides in GM crops that were supposed to combat them. Genetic engineering provides a means to introduce genes into plants v