English 101 Dr. Coffe 8 December 2013 Genetically Modified Food According to the U.S Department of Agriculture‚ also known as USDA‚ in the United States more than 90% of soybeans‚ cotton‚ corn‚ and certain other crops are genetically engineered. GMOs are organisms that are introduced into plants or meat to alter their DNA. Their main purpose is to create food that can withstand many different environments and climates. The problem with GMO’s is that they have been shown to create health problems
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protection; the GM technology let the crop less susceptible to diseases by increase the virus resistance. Also‚ it improve the virus resistance of crop‚ for example: The Golden Rice‚ scientist add the genes for toxin production from the bacterium Bacillus Thuringiensis‚ this helps to in expend the production of rice. Harmful effects I. Allergy The first harmful effect we concerned is Allergy. Allergenicity is the protein product of the transferred gene. Usually‚ infants and young
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caterpillars specifically‚ the European corn borer. Bt corn is made to include the gene from Bacillus thuringeiensis. This bacterium lives naturally in soil. It produces a toxin that becomes a pesticide. Bt corn can produce this type of pesticide in its pollen. (para 1). How is it made? When Bt corn is made the producers use a specific protein that was found in the soil bacterium‚ Bacilleus thuringiensis‚ as previously stated. They found and isolated the gene that produces the protein that is needed
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GMOs What is a GMO? GMO stands for genetically modified organism. It can be argued that genetically modified organisms have been around as long as humans were using agriculture as a food source. By definition‚ an organism that has been changed genetically by any source that does not occur naturally is a GMO. Any farmer could cross two plants to create a more beneficial crop. Since their creation‚ GMOs have been used for scientific research and midicinal purposes. In 1953‚ the discovery of how DNA
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In today’s globalised and modernised world‚ advancement in old technology resulted in modern technology and many discoveries have been made and quality of life of the people have improved as a result of availability of modern technology. Undoubtedly‚ modern technology has became a crucial and prominent aspects of our life. Although it has led to complications‚ it is actually reasonable to say that modern technology has very much improved the quality of life of people. Thus‚ I opine that modern technology
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early 1990s‚ recombinant chymosin was approved for use in several countries‚ replacing rennet in cheese-making. In the US in 1995‚ the following transgenic crops received marketing approval: canola with modified oil composition (Calgene)‚ Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn/maize (Ciba-Geigy)‚ cotton resistant to the herbicide bromoxynil (Calgene)‚ Bt cotton (Monsanto)‚ Bt potatoes (Monsanto)‚
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plant and lower the amount of cotton a farmer produces. To combat this issue researchers have genetically modified cotton so that the plant excretes a toxin that is harmful to many of these pests‚ like Bollworms. BT Cotton stands for Bacillus thuringiensis‚ a bacterium. This bacterium produces and endotoxin‚ which is lethal to many of the pests. This toxin can be very useful because helpful insects are left unharmed. The genes that produces the toxins are called Cry 1 Ac and Cry 1 Ab. These
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improve genes that provide better resistance to stress—whether it be resistance to pests‚ severe weather such as frost or drought‚ disease‚ or from chemical compounds. For example‚ plants can be genetically engineered to produce their own Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)‚ a bacterium that occurs naturally in the soil in which disrupts the digestive systems of insects upon consumption.i An additional benefit is the possibility for farmer’s to use fewer pesticides in treating GM crops. Non-GMO crops are
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Biotechnology in Agriculture Today 870‚000‚000. That’s the number of people in the world with nowhere near enough to eat‚ according to the World food Programme. Food shortages have been a huge epidemic especially with the rise in population. Hunger alone kills more people than AIDS‚ tuberculosis‚ and malaria combined. Children go to sleep‚ hungry to wake up and head to school still with empty stomachs soon to be ridden by parasites. Many of the worlds problems and diseases derive from malnutrition
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P.‚ Miranda-Vilela‚ A. L.‚ Freire‚ I. S.‚ Barbosa‚ L. P.‚ & Portiho‚ F. A. (2013). Hematotoxicity of Bacillus Thuringiensis. Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases‚ 1(1)‚ 1-9. Monsanto. (2013). monsanto.com. Retrieved from http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/Pages/Issues-and-Answers.aspx Saunders‚ P.‚ Ho‚ M.‚ & Cummins‚ J. (2007‚ March). GM Food Nightmare
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