AGRIBUSINESS – GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS Summary Genetically modified crops are plants‚ the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques‚ to resist pests and agents causing harm to plants and to improve the growth of these plants to assist in farmers’ efficiency. The introduction of GM crops into the Indian agricultural has resulted in many changes to the sector. Such crops and seeds are genetically engineered to make them sterile and unusable for replanting‚ resulting in
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using pesticides‚ and changing irrigation and/ or planting techniques. However since the 1980s’ scientist have been breaking biological boundaries with a technology called genetic modification. Genetic modification creates genetically modified organisms (GMO). According to Dr. Arne Holst-Jensen‚ “GMO is a living organism whose genetic composition has been altered by means of gene technology”. That means a piece of DNA and/or synthetic combination of smaller pieces of DNA are placed into the genome of
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the application of genetic engineering. The first instance of artificial gene expression in an organism to produce a pharmaceutical product was the synthesis of insulin in the bacterium E. coli (Goeddel et al.‚ 1979). This type of biotechnology has since moved from microbial cell cultures to applications in eukaryotic organisms‚ such as plants and animals. The first genetically modified (GM) plants to be used for biopharming were tobacco and tomato plants which produced human serum albumin (Sijmons
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for humans‚ animals‚ plants and the environment. Freedman (2009) stated that‚ “Genetic Modification” means changing the characteristics of plants or animals so that they develop new features that people find desirable (p.6). This definition of genetic modification applies to genetically modified food. Genetically modified food‚ often called genetically modified organisms or GMO‚ is food (both plants and animals) whose DNA has been altered or changed by inserting foreign genes‚ through genetic engineering
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Evaluate the arguments‚ for and against GM crops Genetically modified organisms are organisms in which DNA has been changed in a way that does not occur naturally. It is often called genetic engineering‚ and it also allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism into another. Such methods are used to create/grow GM crops. However the use of GM crops has been very controversial; in the UK an argument has been out forward that growing these GM crops will cause more harm to
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demand‚ it is expected that food needs will continue to rise as human population increases. Our food supply needs to be reliable‚ abundant‚ and safe. One way to keep the food supply safe and reliable is to make sure that it is free from harmful viruses and pesticides. The creation of GMOs‚ or genetically modified organisms‚ is one attempt to increase efficiency in food production. Scientists do not know how this will truly affect humans in the long run‚ which is why many decide not to consume the unknown
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non-scientific would rise from this technology. Genetically modified foods are crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques (Whitman‚ 2000). “Genetic modification is the term used when referring to food which has been produced from any crop or animal‚ that has been genetically altered using the modern techniques of gene technology. By using the genetic information from one organism‚ or DNA strand‚ and splicing it with the DNA of another‚ scientists
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Genetic engineering holds the key to feeding the world¡¦s growing population‚ curing our diseases and saving our natural resources. Welcome to the brave new world of farming‚ ¡§Transgenic Crops¡¨. Genetically modified crops or food is a very controversial subject these days‚ with statements ranging from‚ the cure to world hunger‚ to the creators of the super-weeds and pesticide resistant insects‚ to so called ¡§Frankenfoods¡¨‚ it is no wonder that the average consumer is confused‚ or unaware of
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Taylor Sheridan English 201A Professor Jim West 15 May 2012 The Hidden Cost of Convenience Human beings have had a relationship with the Earth through farming since 10‚000 B.C.‚ and to this day humans remain dependent on that very relationship. The development in farming techniques has exploded since the early 1900’s with the development of chemical pesticides and Genetic Engineering (GE). GE crops treated with pesticides produce larger quantities of food at an immensely faster rate. Approximately
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1. Plant breeders wanted to produce a better variety of tomato by selective breeding. Two plants‚ of the varieties Tangella and Piranto‚ were crossed. (a) Some flowers of each variety were covered with cellophane bags. The diagram shows a covered flower and a brush. (i) Explain why some flowers were covered with cellophane bags during the selective breeding. .......................................................................................................................... ........
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