One of the easiest and most helpful estate planning tools to use is also the easiest to mess up. All too often IRA owners commit costly errors on their beneficiary form that negate their best intentions, leaving loved ones out in the cold.
This was also around the time that the first debate over GMO health risks began to emerge. In 1976, biotechnology became commercialized, allowing companies to experiment with inserting genes from one species into another â whether for medicinal, food, or chemical reasons. 1982.
As of 2011, the US is the leading country in the production of GM foods. Twenty-five GM crops had received regulatory approval. In 2015, 92% of corn, 94% of soybeans, and 94% of cotton produced in the US were genetically modified.cientists discovered in 1946 that DNA can transfer between organisms. The first genetically modified plant was produced in 1983, using antibiotic-resistant tobacco. In 1994, the transgenic Flavr Savr tomato was approved by the FDA for marketing in the US.