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<Title>GMOs and Human Health</Title>
<Tagline>Do they pose health hazards to consumers?</Tagline>
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    <h3><span><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/6424/nutrition-food.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">A Gallup poll</a> asked, "From what you know or have heard, do you believe that foods that have been produced using biotechnology pose a serious health hazard to consumers, or not?"</span></h3>
    <div>48% of respondents said "Yes, do"</div>
    <div>36% of respondents said "No, do not"</div>
    <div>16% of respondents said "No opinion"</div>
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    <div>How do UMBC students feel about the topic?</div>
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<Summary>A Gallup poll asked, "From what you know or have heard, do you believe that foods that have been produced using biotechnology pose a serious health hazard to consumers, or not?"  48% of...</Summary>
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<PostedAt>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:25:46 -0400</PostedAt>
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