plants is natural‚ and GM crops hold the only hope for feeding the rapidly expanding world population. GM crops can have health benefits‚ they have the potential of helping the world’s poor people‚ and GM technology can help the environment. Genetically modified crops are thoroughly tested for potential risks and have to oblige to highly regulated laws. First Talking Point (A): GM Crops are thoroughly tested and highly regulated: - Biotech firms say the every GM crop is tested for health effects
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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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Production Of Genetically Modified crops Literature survey 12/7/2013 Ibrahim Hashi Introduction The discovery of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by Watson and Crick in the early 1950s (Watson and Crick‚ 1953) paved the way for modern biotechnology which focuses on gene manipulation to enhance the ability of specific organisms to perform tasks or produce substances for human benefit. Today there are applications in agriculture‚ horticulture‚ forestry‚ environmental
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UNIT 4 B Oral presentations Unit 4 WUC 107/03 Workplace Communication Skills Oral Presentations C WAWASAN OPEN UNIVERSITY WUC 107/03 Workplace Communication Skills COURSE TEAM Course Team Coordinator: Ms. Jasmine Emmanuel Content Writers: Ms. Selina Rogers‚ Ms. Yeoh Suan Choo‚ Ms. Jasmine Emmanuel and En. Norrizal bin Abdul Razak Instructional Designers: Professor Dr. Ng Wai Kong‚ Dr. Madhu Parhar and Ms. Patricia Toh Academic Members: Dr. Tan Toh Wah and Professor Dr. Cheah
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Americas’ number one most natural herb “Marijuana.” In America the government and society make marijuana out to seem like it is the most harmful and bad thing. Well is marijuana really as bad and harmful as society makes it out to be? Since the 1930’s marijuana has been illegal in the United States‚ except for in 19 different states. That being said it’s somehow America’s number one cash crop‚ but the government is still trying to keep it illegal. Marijuana is a very positive thing‚ and it helps with
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2013 Ann O’Phelan LA 280 Perspective Journalism Marijuana? What’s the Big Deal About? The big debate in California is wether the state should legalize marijuana‚ and then tax it to bring in revenues to help California climb out of the mountain of a debt it got in. Although Marijuana is deemed as a gateway drug that can lead into harder drugs‚ legalizing Marijuana will help In the past twelve months‚ only two states have legalize marijuana for recreational use‚ and California was not one of
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ESSAY 3: Some people think that genetically modified (GM) crops are positive development. Others‚ however‚ argue that they are potetially dangerous. Discuss both these viewa and give your own opinion. Generatically modified (GM) crops are now one of the most concerned issues because of its effects on the future of food production industry. While some people support the idea that GM crops will bring many benefits for human being‚ the others point out that it may create more dangers than we have
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paper Legalizing it! Marijuana has been vilified in America over the past 70+ years. Despite its many practical uses‚ medicinal and industrial‚ our Federal government insists on maintaining the status quo that the growth‚ possession and use of marijuana is criminal despite the evidence that the legalization of marijuana would have a positive influence on America. In this paper I will discuss the history of marijuana‚ the industrial uses of hemp‚ the prohibition of marijuana‚ the economic impact prohibition
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The Legalization of Marijuana: The legalization of marijuana is one of the many controversial debates in America today. Some people believe that marijuana is a gateway drug and is very harmful‚ marijuana enthusiast argue that cannabis isn’t harmful and can drastically improve the American economy. “Marijuana prohibition cost America $7.7 billion dollars a year.”(Head 2012) The legalization of marijuana would avail many people. If marijuana is legalized then the American government could tax it
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Introduction Before executing any survey a researcher should ask himself few questions in particular: * why you are asking the questions * who the results are for * what you expect to find from the answers * how you are going to analyse the data when you get them If you reflect on these questions‚ it will be easier to compose more appropriate‚ accurate questions that provide useful findings. This reflection should also help to understand which method will be the most appropriate for
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