Research carried out by Britain’s University of Newcastle has provided evidence that genetically modified (GM) genes can find their way into human gut bacteria.
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Scientists have drawn some far-reaching conclusions, as many GM crops have marker genes inserted into them, which make them resistant to common antibiotics. These findings indicate that antibiotics could have little or a reduced effect on humans who have consumed such GM products.
Environmentalists, such as the Friends of the Earth group, have claimed the results are “dynamite,” and have called for a ban on marker gene use in GM crops.
The UK Food Standards Agency cautioned that the likelihood of functioning DNA being taken up by bacteria in the gut is very “low”.
By Keith Nuthall, just-food.com correspondent
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