Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food

<p>PART 1: Genetically Modified Food<br>1. Why is genetic modification of interest or why can it be useful?<br>2. A perspective on the evolution of genetic manipulation of biological materials, both plant and animal<br>3. How are genes modified? Crossbreeding, mutagenesis, and CRISPR-Cas9<br>4. Can modification go wrong and what if it does?<br>5. Genetically modified food and human health<br>6. Case studies<br>6.1. Genetically modified food in South Africa<br>6.2. Genetically modified bananas for communities of the great lakes region of Africa<br>6.3. Trends in genetically modified crops development in Nigeria: Issues and challenges<br>6.4. GMOs in Argentina<br>6.5. Controversial issues: Braziil case studies<br>7. GM crops and conventional or organic agriculture coexistence in EU regulation<br>8. The impact of GM crops on agriculture</p> <p>PART 2: Irradiated Food<br>9. What is the benefit of irradiation compared to other methods of food preservation?<br>10. Irradiation kills microbes: Can it do anything harmful to the food?<br>11. Can irradiated food have an influence on people’s health?<br>12. Safety of irradiated food<br>13. Novel processing technologies: Facts about irradiation and other technologies<br>14. Conclusions</p>