genetically modified

British  

adjective

1.  GM.  denoting or derived from an organism whose DNA has been altered for the purpose of improvement or correction of defects: genetically modified food

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Other Word Forms

• genetic modification
  noun

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genetically modified

Replimune’s drug, marketed as Tudriqev, is a genetically modified virus that doctors inject directly into tumors, where it is designed to kill cancer cells and trigger an immune response against tumors elsewhere in the body.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

So scientists took millions of Katie's own T cells and genetically modified them in the laboratory.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The OTC trials were positive; they were fast at work on a genetically modified tree.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Kluh’s district uses X-rays to sterilize males but there are other methods, such as using genetically modified insects or ones infected with bacteria.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

Some might be his neighbor’s genetically modified variety, called 33P67.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan