Title: Affects of Genetically Modified Food Topic: Genetic modified foods Specific Purpose: To inform about GM foods‚ the hazards and the reason they should be labeled Thesis Statement: Today I want to inform about GM foods INTRODUCTION Attention Material : How awesome would it be if your pet glowed in the dark? Or your family had a zebra-dog? How about a family dog that could take out the entire neighborhood in one lick? Now how about owning this dairy cow? Looks normal but its not. All
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Pro Genetically Modified Foods We must have science to make medicine. All of us have been to the doctor to get medicine at least once in their lives. Think about how many people would die each year if it weren’t for modern day medicine; a lot‚ right? So it’s safe to say that some of us trust in medicine but not the science of genetically modifying foods? Believe it or not‚ genetically modifying foods has been around for thousands of years. “About 8‚000 years ago‚ for example‚ farmers in Central
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Genetically modified food products are a major product innovation. GMOs are simply the modern version of farming techniques used for centuries (Rich‚ 2004). The main goal of the Africa Rice Center is to alleviate poverty and food scarcity by using research‚ development‚ and partnerships to increase rice production and profitability in Africa (Thorne‚ Ferrell‚ & Ferrell‚ 2011). GMO crops could be the solution to helping Africa feed the population. Although there is lots of controversy surrounding
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glyphosate and in the manipulation of genetically modified (GM) seeds. They were a chemical company‚ which shifted into the new life science area developing numerous patents related to genetic techniques and GM seeds variety. The company entered in the agrobiochemical industry‚ which is in its growth life cycle based on continuous product improvements and replacement by superior traits. The industry is focused on chemical products used in agriculture and genetically modified crops. There are rivals in
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Many people consume engineered foods; particularly the North America and China. GMFs (Genetically Modified Food) have faced strong opposition. The anti-GMFs argue that modification of original organism composition does not improve the current status of the organisms. However‚ it generates dangerous side effects and yields toxic substances that could result in allergies‚ stomach problems‚ diseases and economic and environmental fears. People concern on the safety of food became pronounced before the
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GM Foods and Medicine Summery The article by Amin‚ Jahi and Nor was conducted in Malaysia to find out the stakeholders attitude to genetically modified foods and medicine (1). In particular‚ the investigators were interested to know the attitude towards GM insulin/medicine‚ GM palm oil and GM soybean. They designed the study as a survey with 1017 respondents. They found that the Malaysian stakeholders are cautious about the genetically modified foods. They agreed that genetically modified foods
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English Salon‚ a weekly seminar series sponsored by the YWCA Language School in Nagoya‚ Japan. My topic was genetically modified (GM) food and my stance was distinctly supportive. (Don’t start throwing the rotten tomatoes now!) Despite my hour-and-a-half long presentation‚ I was unable to convince most of the audience that GM foods were safe to eat and had many environmental benefits as well. GM food seems relatively benign if it’s the result of cross-breeding two organisms of the same species‚ such as
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Are genetically modified foods safe to eat? Nowadays‚ genetically modified crops are planted worldwide. According to Human Genome Project‚ over 10 million farmers in 22 countries are planting genetically modified crops on the fields. The total acreage has reached a quarter billion (2011). Apparently‚ genetically modified foods have prominent benefits so that more and more people are planting them and eating them. Genetically modified plants are able to resist pests and certain kinds of diseases
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Draft) Genetically Engineered Food Should people be worried about genetically engineered/modified food? Many people are starting to question what it is exactly that they are eating and how it could possibly harm them. Specifically‚ the harm that could befall them from GM food. A genetically modified organism is something that received one or more genes from another organism. There are three arguments that the people worried about GM food put on the table; those arguments being: GM food should
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Ever since the 1970s‚ genetically modified food have been rising in North America and even a couple of European countries. In the 1980 ’s Biotechnology companies began field-testing GMO (genetically modified organism) crops for large-scale agricultural use. By 1996‚ GMO grains were mixed with non-GMO grains and sent to food processing plants all over America. One of the first organisms to be genetically modified and sold in store shelves is the tomato because scientist found out a way to make it
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