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Transgenic plants are plants that have had genes inserted from another species. The first transgenic plant was the Flavr Savr tomato, created in 1994 to have a longer shelf life by slowing the ripening process. While it was the first genetically engineered food approved for human consumption, it was only commercially available for a few years due to high costs. Transgenic plants can provide benefits like insect resistance and herbicide tolerance, but also raise safety and ethical concerns that must be consi
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