It's almost impossible to avoid GMOs in these 7 everyday items

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An Indian scientist points to a patch of genetically modified (GM) rapeseed crop under trial in New Delhi February 13, 2015.  REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee

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An Indian scientist points to a patch of GM rapeseed crop under trial in New Delhi

Genetically modified organisms as we know them today have only been around for a few decades.

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But in that time, we've taken to using them almost everywhere. Today, GMOs can be found in everything from the cotton in our T-shirts to the soda we sip at the movies.

Here are all the things that likely wouldn't look anything like they do today without some type of genetic modifications: