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The word GMO is not new to most of us. However, only a small percentage of the world's populations understand the in-depth meaning of Genetically Modified Organisms aka GMOs. In developing worlds where there is lack of information, people fear to eat GMOs because they fear potential carcinogenicity or simply due to consumer perception.  How are GMOs made? GMOs are plants, organisms or animals produced through genetic alterations to enhance or silence certain characteristics at a molecular level. This is done through gene amplification, recombinant DNA or gene silencing. Gene amplification refers to an increase in the gene copies of certain characters and this leads to overexpression of those traits, for example, overexpressing carotene genes in tomatoes to increase the antioxidant capacity of tomatoes in our bodies. Antioxidants are very important in our bodies in maintaining the redox balance in the body fluids to prevent diseases such as cancer (accumulated DNA m...

“GMOs, finally approved to be grown in Nigeria” a not so surprising news after all. The country has in recent times been trotting in the darkness of instability and economic uncertainty and it’s just not a big surprise that the oil rich nation would make room for such a decision as to approving the much controversial new wonder of biotechnology that many and more advanced countries in the world have out rightly banned. This rather fast approval which from reports took just a record time of two months from the time of application by Monsato could make the country the fastest endorser of GMO in the world. This seems just like another timely error with potential future consequences. The approval authorization reads thus” After a thorough analysis of the application dossier, risk management plan prepared in connection with the assessment of the application for the permit , it is unlikely that the proposed release will cause adverse impact on the environment and on human health . ...