Adjective
genetically modified (not comparable)
Produced by genetic modification; abbreviated as GM.
Synonyms: gene-modified, gene-engineered, genetically engineered, gene-manipulated, genetically manipulated
Hyponyms: cisgenic, transgenic
Genetically modified foods have been the subject of heated debate.
Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows. Jeremy Rifkin
Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops. Jeremy Rifkin
The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. Jeremy Rifkin
Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final analysis what Brussels does, what Washington does, or what the World Trade Organization does. Jeremy Rifkin
Fairness forces you - even when you're writing a piece highly critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done - to make sure you represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly can. Michael Pollan
Genetically modified foods are good. James D. Watson