," Vogelmann said. "You carry foreign DNA around in you until the end of your days."
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Crops that have been genetically modified with other species' genomes include:
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
- Apple (Malus x Domestica)
- Argentine Canola (Brassica napus)
- Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
- Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
- Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera)
- Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
- Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.)
- Flax (Linum usitatissumum L.)
- Maize (Zea mays L.)
- Melon (Cucumis melo)
- Papaya (Carica papaya)
- Petunia (Petunia hybrida)
- Plum (Prunus domestica)
- Polish canola (Brassica rapa)
- Poplar (Populus sp.)
- Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
- Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
- Rose (Rosa hybrida)
- Soybean (Glycine max L.)
- Squash (Cucurbita pepo)
- Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris)
- Sugarcane (Saccharum sp)
- Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum)
- Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)
- Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
- Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications.
Details on the crops and their provenance can be found at the organization's online GM Approval Database: www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/default.asp