Abstract

LEGUIZAMON GUERRERO, John Emerson; VELA ROJAS, Andrés Felipe; ARIAS CORTES, María Mercedes  and  CIFUENTES FERNANDEZ, Luis Felipe. Overview of genetically modified organisms in Colombia and worldwide: National detection capabilities. Rev. colomb. biotecnol [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.2, pp.101-116. ISSN 0123-3475.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v20n2.77080.

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) and particularly genetically modified (GM) crops are the result of modifying the genetic information of a species through the use of modern biotechnology to provide new features that are nonexistent in the unmodified counterpart, such as resistance to insects, tolerance to herbicides, and nutrient content, among others. Most of these crops are concentrated in four products: soy (Glycine max), corn (Zea Mays), canola (Brassica napus) and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), with the United States, Brazil, Argentina, India and Canada as their main producers. Colombia, meanwhile, ranks 18th worldwide, with corn, cotton and blue carnation crops. The introduction of these species into any market is limited by the legislation of the destination country, as well as by studies that can establish the effect of the GM crop on the environment and human and animal health. For this reason, the accuracy and reliability of analytical techniques used to evaluate GMO content are important for decisionmaking based on objective evidence, especially in terms of the debate surrounding their use. Therefore, the following document presents a review of the most important GM crop analysis technologies in the world, vis a vis national detection capabilities.

Keywords : Genetically Modified Organism; Reference Materials; Detection methods.

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