Genetic Technologies Activating Prior Knowledge

Countless numbers of plants and animals that exist today were bred by humans, including broccoli, cows, and most dog breeds.

Humans have been breeding plants and animals to suit their needs for at least 10,000 years.

A farmer may want to use genetically modified seeds because their crop will be bigger, stronger, grow faster, be resistant to drought or bugs, or other reasons.

If foods are genetically modified, they are required to say so on the label. Many foods include a label if there are no genetically modified ingredients.

Cows were bred to to have better meat, milk, hides, and bones.