American scientists announced this week that genetically engineered food is generally safe for humans and the environment. The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine found that changing the genetics of what we eat does not carry the health risks that opponents claim. The Associated Press noted that the growth of genetically engineered crops has yet to lead to a jump in food production, as supporters claimed. The report did not find any conclusive evidence of environmental problems from such crops. Genetic engineering is the technology of changing the genes of living things. The changed gene directs the plant or other organism to do things it normally does not do. The process of changing the genetic structure of food crops has been debated for some time. Such foods are commonly called GMOs for genetically modified organisms, or GEs meaning genetically edited.
Title: U.S. Scientists Say Genetically Engineered Foods Are Safe
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1071/gen_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='U.S. Scientists Say Genetically Engineered Foods Are Safe' data-article-id='1542'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12438'>American scientists announced this week that genetically engineered food is generally safe for humans and the environment.</span> <span data-start-time='12438' data-end-time='26563'>The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine found that changing the genetics of what we eat does not carry the health risks that opponents claim.</span> <span data-start-time='26563' data-end-time='39146'>The Associated Press noted that the growth of genetically engineered crops has yet to lead to a jump in food production, as supporters claimed.</span> <span data-start-time='39146' data-end-time='47458'>The report did not find any conclusive evidence of environmental problems from such crops.</span> <span data-start-time='47458' data-end-time='54479'>Genetic engineering is the technology of changing the genes of living things.</span> <span data-start-time='54479' data-end-time='63604'>The changed gene directs the plant or other organism to do things it normally does not do.</span> <span data-start-time='63604' data-end-time='72292'>The process of changing the genetic structure of food crops has been debated for some time.</span> <span data-start-time='72292' data-end-time='83917'>Such foods are commonly called GMOs for genetically modified organisms, or GEs meaning genetically edited.</span> 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