Impactos ambientales de los cultivos modificados genéticamente

Frederik Noack1, Dennis Engist1, Josephine Gantois1,2

  • 1Food and Resource Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 29, 2024
PubMed
Resumen

Los cultivos modificados genéticamente (GM) afectan indirectamente a la agricultura a través de cambios en el uso de pesticidas y la gestión de la tierra. Sus efectos ambientales sobre la biodiversidad y la salud son mixtos y dependen del rasgo y la ubicación específicos.

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