Genetically modified organisms – or GMO – often get a bad rap with claims they’re bad for your health and can cause things like allergies.

But science says otherwise, proving many of these claims are untrue.

So, what are the benefits of GMO?

Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler runs Dr Sophie Calabretto through the GMO foods already available on some supermarket shelves and why we genetically modify food in the first place.

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