These types of soybeans were created by the company Monsanto. Soybeans were sensitive to glyphosate, an important ingredient in herbicide, so they were getting harmed. Soybeans are used worldwide in many different ways, so it had to be fixed. That's how genetically modified soybeans came to be.
Websites Used
http://www.livestrong.com/article/213053-pros-cons-of-gmo-foods/
http://gm.org/2008/01/16/a-look-at-gm-soybeans/
http://isaaa.org/resources/publications/pocketk/10/default.asp
http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/grocery_shopping/crops/19.genetically_modified_soybean.html
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Created with images by Eric Hossinger - "Rapeseed field barn, Cotswold, UK" • jcesar2015 - "soy hairs pods" • 1737576 - "soybean hand agro" • UnitedSoybeanBoard - "Soybeans Ready for Harvest" • wattpublishing - "Soybeans" • jcesar2015 - "plants soybean soy" • PublicDomainPictures - "tulips flowers yellow" • Hans - "muscari common grape hyacinth blossom" • grassrootsgroundswell - "House Leek"