The Hazardous Consequences of Genetically Modified Foods James P Collins 9/30/2013 CS 300T Professor Hui Shi Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 While technology is responsible for some of the most innovative and ingenious inventions of our time‚ not all technologies contribute positively to society. Genetically Modified Foods are an example of a negative use of technology. Due to insufficient scientific data concerning the safety of these products‚ and
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Chapter 8 China’s One-Child Policy- In 1970‚ chinas 790 million people face starvation The gov instituted a one child policy -china’s growth rate plummeted -In 1984‚ the policy exempted ethnic minorities and farmers Unintended consequences: killing female infants and a black-market trade in teenage girls Human Population Growth- 7 billion- population continue to rise in most countries particularly in poverty stricken developing nations -although the rate of growth is slowing‚ we are still
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ASSIGNMENT CALGENE CASE: STRATEGY TO CHANGE PERCEPTION INTRODUCTION Tomatoes are currently a commodity product. Calgene is trying to bring in differentiation in a commodity market through a differentiated product using genetic modification methods. Calgene intended to market the genetically modified tomatoes under the brand name of Mac Gregor Tomatoes to end consumers and the seeds under the FLAVR SAVR brand to the farmers. As the first bioengineered produce to clear regulatory
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agricultural industry has observed a voluntary FDA moratorium on using the products of clones‚ but it has recently become clear that a few offspring of cloned pigs and cows are already trickling into the food supply. Many in agriculture believe such genetic copies are the next logical step in improving the nation ’s livestock. (Justin‚ 2005‚ pp. 2) “Americans at the beginning of the 21st century are consuming more food and several hundred more calories per person per day than did their counterparts
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The Anti-GMO Movement Introduction Genetically Modified Organisms‚ also known as GMOs‚ are “living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering‚” (The Non-GMO Project). While genetic engineering has the capability of being beneficial to our society‚ The Non-GMO Project argues that it “creates unstable combinations of plant‚ animal‚ bacteria and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods‚”
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Background: Genetic engineering is a method which has existed since the dawn of time; as time elapsed selective breeding has been a main source of genetic manipulation. But over the past half century newer technologies have emerged allowing humans to dictate and more tightly regulate animal and plant genetic flow. The development of transgenesis in plants is a well-established field and is readily accepted and consumed by humans but in the case of transgenic animals they have yet to be publically
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http://archlinux.arch.ttu.edu/w/images/d/d8/Genetically_Modified_Foods.pdf Kuiper‚ H.‚ Kleter‚ G.‚ Noteborn‚ H.‚ & Kok‚ E. (2001). Assessment of the Food Safety Issues Related to Genetically Modified Foods Uzogara‚ S. (2000). The impact of genetic modification of human foods in the 21st century: A review Carroll‚ A. B.‚ & Buchholtz‚ A. K. (2012). Business and society‚ ethics and stakeholder management Holzer‚ D. (n.d.). Hybrid Vegetable Vs. Genetically Modified. Retrieved on April 1
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California based genetic foods producer Calgene Inc. has been chosen as the subject for the case analysis. The company‚ which is now part of Monsanto‚ introduced genetically modified tomatoes in the year 1992 called the “Flavr Savr Tomato”. This case analysis uses the Langenderfer & Rockness’ Seven Stage Framework to analyse the ethical decisions taken by the company. Stage 1: What are the facts of the case? Calgene Inc. has invested $20 million in producing genetically modified (GM) tomatoes
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of crops since agriculture began. Genetic engineering is no different. 75% of foods already have been genetically modified since 1973. Many vegetables‚ fruits‚ and grains‚ have genetic modification that resists viruses‚ bacteria‚ and insects. Genetic modification also extends the shelf life of foods‚ creates more nutrition‚ and increases the yields of the crops. First of all what are GM foods? Genetically modified foods have changes put into their DNA by genetic engineers to improve the outcome
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Since rBST was approved in the United States; scientist‚ politicians and dairy milk producers have argued for or against its use. The truth is that many studies have been done and the lack of arguments and scientific proof about possible repercussions is the main reason why it is still legal. People still can decide which milk to buy; either treated cow milk or non-treated cow milk. The problem comes when people think that treated herd milk is a potential threat to their lives because
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