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    The external environment’s effects upon genes can influence disease‚ and some of these effects can be inherited in humans. Studies investigating how environmental factors impact the genetics of an individual’s offspring are difficult to design. However‚ in certain parts of the world in which social systems are highly centralized‚ environmental information that might have influenced families can be obtained. For example‚ Swedish scientists recently conducted investigations examining whether nutrition

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    he use of GMO products in the 1980s began to expand and advance into the 21st century‚ following the 1980 Supreme Court decision that upheld the patenting of genetically-modifying living organisms. In 1982‚ the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] allowed a genetically-modified type of insulin‚ called Humilin‚ to be sold on the market. Humulin is a man-made form of insulin that regulates glucose levels in the human body. Sometimes‚ it is used to counteract the effects of diabetes. (www.rosebudmag

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    Teosinte Research Paper

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    "By about 6‚000 years ago‚ people in Mexico had domesticated a tropical grass called teosinte‚ beginning a process that would radically alter the plant‚ turning into maize‚ responsible for feeding people across the world today" (Zorich‚ 2015). As we know food today is much different than thousands of years ago in the lives of our ancestors. There have been many changes to our food that we consume today‚ especially in regards to corn. Everyone loves a sweet‚ tender "corn on the cob" in the summer

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    I think that there is legitimacy to the labeling of GMOs. GMOs have become a necessary evil for us to try and find innovative solutions to our growing demand for food production due to the continued increase of our global population. If you think about it we have been genetically modifying food and animals for centuries since the birth of modern agriculture and animal husbandry. We have cross breed crops and animals to accentuate their most desirable traits. The only difference is that we were doing

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    Facts About Sugar Summary

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    America is slipping further and further into health crisis and no one is being responsible for their part in it. While watching this documentary I was not only shocked by what I was hearing and learning‚ but disgusted by it. Taking notes on facts and statements being said I ended up with a variety of things that I wrote down. Anything from scary real facts to statements made comparing food to lethal drugs and the food industry to that of the Tabaco industry. There are several facts and/or statements

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    Genetically Modified Foods All over the world‚ there are a lot of people who do not know what the term genetically modified foods means. In fact‚ genetically modified food means crops that contain genetic material that has been changed artificially so as to produce the desired properties. In addition‚ a fierce debate has been prevailing over the benefits and dangers of genetically modified foods. A number of scientists think that genetically modified foods are safe‚ contain more nutritional value

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    Environmental conditions shaped the way many early civilizations developed around the world. Approximately around 8000 B.C.‚ the Neolithic Revolution occurred in the lands of Mesopotamia. This revolution consisted of a shift from the hunter-gatherer life style to a more sedentary one for the pursuit of agriculture. The results of which could be seen in its larger populations‚ specialization of labor‚ large works such as irrigation systems and temples‚ permanent settlements‚ and a change in diet

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    Many of the domestic plants that are around today all started out as wild‚ some even started out poisonous. Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond chapter seven is about how through natural and artificial selection the plants‚ that people today know and love‚ came to be. Natural selection is the process that organisms better suited for certain environments survive and produce more offspring’s. Whereas artificial selection is where organisms with desired traits cross-pollinate

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    Agricultural revolutions have come to define our world and lives. Throughout years‚ agriculture has shifted with human society. This is exemplified in the three agricultural revolutions. In the first revolution‚ humans embraced and utilized agriculture for the first time‚ setting a permanent theme. In the second revolution‚ humans developed technology to help distribute and create food faster and more reliably than ever before. In the current revolution‚ we explore the scientific sides of food production

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    Mandatory GMO Labeling

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    Major food companies across America are launching a last ditch effort in congress to have mandatory GMO labelling scrapped before the year ends. According to The Associated Press (via Yahoo)‚ the food industry is pushing to make the labelling a voluntary process and is trying to get the legislation passed in a spending bill that lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties are trying to finalize before the holidays. If this proposal were to become law‚ companies would not be required

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