Bacillaceae Genus: Bacillus Species: thuringiensis Binomial name Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 Contents Introduction Use in pest control Genetic engineering for pest control Usage Advantages Safety Limitations to Bt crops Possible problems Introduction Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram-positive‚ soil dwelling bacterium of the genus Bacillus. Additionally‚ B. thuringiensis also occurs naturally in the gut of caterpillars of various types of moths and butterflies
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“Using named examples‚ assess the effectiveness of technological leapfrogging in contributing to the development process.” Technology leapfrogging is a term used to describe the bypassing of technological stages that other countries have gone through. Technology leapfrogging is bypassing some of the processes of growing of human capabilities and fixed investment in order to narrow down the gaps in productivity and output that separate industrialised and developing countries. Leapfrogging involves
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Ethical Issues Associated with Genetic Modification of Plant for Crop Plantation Genetic modification of plant for crop plantation presents to create or maximise desirable characteristic of plant‚ such as increased yield‚ to produce better quality food and resistance to disease or resistance to climatic extremes like heat‚ cold and frost. However‚ most consumers have doubts about genetic modification plants on a less easily defined level. Many consumers could not accept genetic modified plant
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Farmers changed the way they grew their crops and used land. In the beginning of the eighteenth century‚ farmers had stripes of land on which they grew their crops on. This system the farmers used had many disadvantages. There was some space wasted where the strips were divided‚ the drainage system was poor and farmers had to leave their land unused for four years so the soil could regain its nutrients. By the nineteenth century‚ farmers used the Norfolk Crop Rotation System (Field). In this system
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Intensive farming is a way of producing vast amounts of crops by using numerous chemicals and machines. These practices include growing high-yield crops‚ using fertilisers‚ pesticides and keeping animals indoors. Food production is increased however there are various advantages and disadvantages of this particular method. An example of this method would be conventional chicken farming. This method may be used by farmers due to predators e.g. foxes killing their free range chickens‚ minimising their
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Neonicotinoids are a widely used group of nicotine-related insecticides. Largely used in agriculture‚ neonicotinoids help protect and maintain crops‚ especially in Canada and the United States. Although still used for crops today‚ neonicotinoids have been thought to have significant effects on certain bug populations (Whitehorn‚ O’Connor‚ Wackers & Goulson‚ 2012). Considering this‚ it is questionable on their overall effects on the environment‚ and more specifically‚ on bees. Neonicotinoids also
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Putting the Right Seed in the Right Ground Each and every year‚ farmers throughout the country have to go through the decision of what he or she is going to plant in their field so that he or she can grow the most successful crop possible. In that decision is what crop her or she is going to plant as well as what hybrid seed variety is going to grow the best in that field. The seed is the most important part of farming. Without the seed a farmer has nothing at all which leads to zero yield and zero profit
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Krysten Goodman “Should Genetically Modified Foods be Labeled?” Do people really know what they are eating? How many Americans have even the slightest clue as to what they are actually putting into their bodies? The answer may be quite alarming‚ and something needs to be done to stop the madness before the inevitable train wreck. It is no wonder that‚ as a whole‚ Americans are fatter‚ more diseased‚ and unhappier than ever before. Perhaps we have genetically modified foods to thank for our
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People have been modifying genetics since the beginning of agriculture more than 10‚000 years ago. People have been utilizing selective breeding in order to produce superior crops and animal. However‚ not only their are creating superior crops and animals‚ their harming plants and animals during the process. We have been told GM crops will feed the world‚ but that’s clearly not the point. The type of GMOs that have caused people to fear they are not safe is produced by genetic engineering and selective
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Cited: Meade‚ Conor. "Genetically Modified Food Should Not Be Banned‚ but Carefully Monitored." Genetically Engineered Foods. Ed. Nancy Harris. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2003. At Issue. Rpt. from "Careful Stewardship of GM Crops Is Needed‚ Not a Ban." Irish Times 23 June 2007: 13. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. Rees‚ Andy. "Genetically Modified Food Should Be Banned." Genetically Engineered Foods. Ed. Nancy Harris. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2003. At Issue. Rpt. from
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