One of the easiest and most helpful estate planning tools to use is also the easiest to mess up. All too often IRA owners commit costly errors on their beneficiary form that negate their best intentions, leaving loved ones out in the cold.
This was also around the time that the first debate over GMO health risks began to emerge. In 1976, biotechnology became commercialized, allowing companies to experiment with inserting genes from one species into another â whether for medicinal, food, or chemical reasons. 1982.
The GMO Age Begins. The history of genetically modified organisms  GMOs  in agriculture actually began before recorded history. Prehistoric farmers have been selecting the most productive plants and seeds from their domesticated crops for up to 10,000 years. What changed in the last quarter of the 20th century was that scientists began selecting productive traits at the individual gene level and controlling the placement of genes in new crops.