Foods That Wouldn't Exist Without GMO
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By the 1990s, the ringspot virus had nearly wiped out Hawaii's papaya crop, threatening to dismantle the state's entire papaya industry. Without the development of a genetically modified (GMO) virus-resistant 'Rainbow' papaya, this staple fruit might have become a rare and expensive commodity. This surprising survival story is just one example of what foods wouldn't exist without GMO.
