Farming is rough in the Democratic Republic of Congo but there are some strategies that lighten the weight of the ecological problem. The idea of promoting local agricultural co-ops can assist in spreading of knowledge or methods of preserving soil‚ supplying food to families or for trade‚ and reducing the need for deforestation to name a few. By spreading information new methods of keeping the soil rich in nutrients are bound to pop up. Passage B states‚" Learning methods that will preserve and
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As discussed in the article “GMOs Under Scrutiny” by Rachel Ehrenberg‚ there are numerous controversial methods being used in today’s world‚ one of them being growing genetically modified crops. Originating in the 1990s‚ GMOs came into practice for many different purposes and they have had several different effects. The whole idea of genetically modifying crops was to‚ one‚ make growing crops easier by giving them a built-in pesticide or the ability to stay fresh longer‚ two‚ to make growing certain
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People should know what is in the food they eat today. The 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
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Biotechnology is a broad section of science that seeks to use biological processes‚ cells‚ their components or organism to give solutions to problems‚ there seems to be hope that‚ these science may seem hold answers to many questions and problems that‚ over time‚ have plagued mankind and confounded scientist. When researching for this discussion paper‚ it was interesting to see the wide range of applications that this technology has been applied to or is being tested for. Most of the articles I
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Introduction Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)‚ are organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through the means of Genetic Engineering. It is when a gene from one organism is taken and inserted into another in order to improve and produce a desired trait for that certain organism. Sometimes it is known as "transgenic" for transfer of genes. Mostly‚ GMOs are done with agricultural crops and animals that are consumed for food. Food‚ most needed by humans
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GMO crops face a lot of criticism‚ but the facts are that they are more environmentally friendly than traditional crops‚ they have higher and more stable yields than traditional crops‚ and are safe to consume. Some critics claim that GMO crops are unsafe and offer no significant advantages over traditional ones. This however‚ is not true. GMO crops are as safe as and more effective than traditional crops in every way. GMO crops are identical to traditional crops except‚ the GMOs have had a small
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Key innovation in human evolution is the development of bipedalism and gradual increase in size of brains. The evolution might have occurred due to change in climate and environment which lead to reduction and replacement of trees with grasslands. Due to presence of large numbers of trees‚ it was easier for our ancestors to have quadrupedalism instead of bipedalism‚ so that they can climb on trees and move from one place to another. But with the decrease in number of trees‚ requirement for bipedalism
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Genetically modified (GM) foods‚ a fairly recent development that came about from research in genetic engineering‚ pose a potential threat to human and environmental health. The basis of genetically modifying foods is the transferal of desirable genetic traits of plants to an agricultural crop. Genetic modification creates crops that are resistant to herbicides or can repel insects. Genetic modification also makes growing crops easier and allows for higher production rates. Anytime genetically
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The Arguments for and against using genetically modified organisms in food production "Biotechnology involves any technique that uses living organisms or parts there of to make or modify products‚ to improve plants or animals or to develop micro organisms for specific uses" (Dr Sriwatanapongse‚ www.afic.org) In the past century we’ve have been lucky enough to stumble upon one of the basic building blocks of organisms‚ DNA. In recent years scientists have been able to develop ways in which
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Many plants are hermaphrodites‚ producing both pollen and ovules‚ however most plants have adaptations to avoid fertilizing their own ova‚ as it is counterproductive in reducing genetic diversity in offspring (William Halmeck‚ 2004). Nevertheless‚ self-fertilization can‚ and does occur. Self-pollination creates a more uniform offspring and allows plants to be less resistant as a whole to disease. Even though it is counterproductive‚ self-pollination does not expend energy on attracting pollinators
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