modified organism‚ or GMO. Scientists design GMOs to increase crop yields by making new plants resistant to biological diseases‚ last longer‚ and
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I would like to begin my essay by telling the story of the Golden Rice GMO. “Right now‚ across the world‚ a quarter of a billion preschool-age children are suffering from vitamin A deficiency. Every year‚ 250‚000 to 500‚000 of these kids go blind. Within a year‚ half of the blinded children will die. Much of the affliction is in Southeast Asia‚ where people rely on rice for their nutrition. Rice doesn’t have enough beta carotene—the compound that‚ when digested‚ produces vitamin A. About twenty-five
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aren’t provided enough for the malnourished‚ third world countries‚ can we really say that the creation of GMOs are living up to what Monsanto is telling us? One of the main defenses for GMOs is to help out third world countries; places where starvation and malnutrition hit the hardest. An article for Times magazine titled Grains of Hope illustrates all the excitement and hope that GMOs will solve world hunger. Reporting that the new GM strain in rice creates a new species of rice called Golden
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foods are called GMOs‚ genetically modified organisms. The United States Department of Agriculture defines a GMO as an organism that is produced through genetic modification. Scientists change the DNA sequence of organisms to favor natural selection‚ the process where better-adapted organisms survive and produce more offspring than other plants. This new biotechnology makes it easier for farmers to feed our growing population‚ but the effects of the mutated DNA on our health
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Summary #2- Labeling of GMOs Article title: An Open Mind Wants More: Opinion Strength and the Desire for Genetically Modified Food Labeling Policy Author: Sonja Radas‚ Mario Teisi‚ and Brian Roe Written/Published date: October 1‚ 2008 Source: Journal of Consumer Affairs Link: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/An+open+mind+wants+more%3A+opinion+strength+and+the+desire+for...-a0185487515 Two main opposing viewpoints exist with regard to GMO food policy labeling; some sources suggest
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persuade the audience Specific Purpose: I want the audience or agencies to be persuaded that there has to be action taken against GMOs. Although they might sound beneficial to providing for people‚ we should not look in the short term but look for the long terms effects. Background: To make it clear‚ I will defining what GMOs are and used in this speech. When we think of GMOs‚ we think of manipulative ways to change DNA in organisms using technology. This is partially correct except for the fact that
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GMO stands for “genetically modified organism”. Through genetic engineering an organism is able to have its DNA altered or modified to create a GMO. For example‚ tomatoes have been genetically modified by receiving antifreeze genes from a fish called winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) to resist frost during extremely cold temperatures (Science‚ 2017). GMOs are a very controversial topic as some people are against it and believe man is trying to play “God” and interfere with nature while
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envision the farmer‚ tending his crops; the baker selling his goods. One thing that does not come to mind is Genetically Modified Organisms. Everywhere we turn‚ GMOs are popping up at an alarming rate. The scary thing is that many people are not even aware they are consuming these products. As of now‚ companies who manufacture GMOs are not required to label their products as such. These foods that are consumed by millions of people every day are still permitted to be labeled as "all natural
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David‚ I truly enjoyed reading your primary task posting regarding the pros and cons of mandatory GMO labeling this week. Furthermore‚ similar to you‚ I thought it was highly important to provide a clear definition of a GM or GMO product at the beginning of my primary task. In addition‚ you cited an exceedingly interesting fact‚ one I had not found during my research‚ that in almost all study cases the GM crops produced 6 to 11 percent less yields for studied soybean crops (Exposed: the great
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package should tell us the things they put in these Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs for short. They should do this because: we do not know what harmful things are in the foods‚ the side effects it has on other foods too‚ and no real testing has been done to prove these foods are even okay for us to eat. These foods should have labels because we do not know what they contain in them. The company that produces GMOs do not put what they crossed with whatever we eat. Which means that we could be eating
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