How to Use genetically modified in a Sentence

genetically modified

adjective
  • The product is free of gluten and genetically modified organisms.
    — Pubsubhub User, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This chicken meat is not genetically modified nor is it created via a 3D printer.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The herbicide is commonly applied to crops, such as corn and soybeans, that have been genetically modified to withstand its effects.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The transplanted pig organs are genetically modified to control for rejection and size.
    — Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The scientists genetically modified seven of the mice to have fluorescent neurons; as expected, this caused mostly the head to light up.
    — Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Organic oils are also not genetically modified (non-GMO).
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Then they were given a transplant of their own hematopoietic stem cells, genetically modified with a lentiviral vector to deliver a functional copy of the ADA gene to their blood-forming stem cells.
    — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Andrews, 67, was the fourth living patient in the US to get a kidney transplant from a pig that had been genetically modified to help prevent organ rejection and other complications.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Then scientists would inject the edited Nicobar pigeon PGCs into the embryos of regular chickens — roosters and hens — that have been genetically modified not to make their own germ cells.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Wolbachia does not make people or animals sick, and the mosquitoes are not genetically modified, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Are heirloom tomatoes genetically modified?
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2026
  • The patient was brain-dead, and the procedure, which was performed in China, was a trial, but the organs — from a pig genetically modified to improve compatibility with human immune systems — were not immediately rejected.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
  • The researchers tested IC7Fc in female mice that had been genetically modified to have human-like cholesterol metabolism and to easily develop atherosclerosis, a fatty plaque build-up in arteries that’s associated with heart disease.
    — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
  • To learn how this could affect behavior, researchers conducted experiments with mice; some were genetically modified to carry the less-efficient version of ADSL, mimicking human ADSL.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025

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