{"id":2709,"date":"2025-11-09T08:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.ige.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2025-12-19T23:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:27:44","slug":"genetic-engineering-discusses-the-environmental-and-ethical-impacts-of-releasing-genetically-modified-organisms-gmos-into-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.ige.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=2709","title":{"rendered":"Genetic Engineering discusses the environmental and ethical impacts of releasing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"419\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Postgraduate Studies \/ University of Baghdad discussed the higher diploma report of student Aya Hadi Abdul-Ghani, titled:<\/span><br data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"191\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u201cThe Environmental and Ethical Impacts of Releasing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the Environment: Risks, Benefits, and a Presentational Perspective,\u201d supervised by Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Imad Mohammed Munir.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"586\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The study aimed to address the role of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture, focusing on their benefits and the concerns associated with their use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"990\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The report explained that GMOs are modified to introduce traits that are difficult or impossible to achieve through traditional breeding methods, such as increasing yield, reducing pesticide use, and enhancing crop resistance to pests and climate-related stresses. 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