(Rough Draft) Genetically Engineered Food Should people be worried about genetically engineered/modified food? Many people are starting to question what it is exactly that they are eating and how it could possibly harm them. Specifically‚ the harm that could befall them from GM food. A genetically modified organism is something that received one or more genes from another organism. There are three arguments that the people worried about GM food put on the table; those arguments being: GM food
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Hurry up! Time is running out for the Mexican axolotls. If you don’t protect them‚ they’ll become extinct. The Mexican axolotl is considered a critically endangered species. However‚ they are protected by some groups. The Mexican axolotls is one of the most scientifically studied animals because it is the one of the only species that can regenerate limbs after they lose them. The Mexican axolotls are endangered because of people frequently draining and polluting the water. They are also endangered
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Harvesting Wheat From the ancient times‚ wheat has been the major crop that makes people survive. To this day‚ we still rely on wheat to fill our stomachs. When people think of the agriculture of California‚ they don’t have their first thought on wheat. However‚ wheat is grown throughout the whole state. California was once said of having the finest wheat in the nation‚ and we have the largest milling capacity of all states. With such a great weather fertile land and a huge landmass‚ California
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Genetically Modified Organisms have become a scientific phenomenon in curing world hunger. Unfortunately‚ over one billion people fall victim to one of the world’s leading causes of death‚ malnourishment. Many critics believe that GMOs do not provide enough nutrients and “good stuff”‚ therefore they believe that many people consuming GMOs are in danger. Others say that GMOs can fix world hunger because they can produce hundreds of GM foods at a time. My side is to believe that GMO shouldn’t be used
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Too much of something is always bad and the people of Bolivia are now living this motto. Jean Friedman-Rudovsky explains in the Article “A Gourmet Food’s Growing Pain” how the Quinoa became one of the most valuable exports for Bolivia. The Quinoa “was always comida para los indios” but “Today it’s food for the world’s richest”(Rudovsky‚ p.1) according to two locals. The Quinoa received a lot of fame after NASA recommended it as part of a potential diet and after that the market for Quinoa sky rocked
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Food has never been the main concern within developed countries‚ but eventually conventional farming methods will struggle to sustain the future’s population. When GMO- Genetically Modified Foods was first introduced‚ people were very skeptical about its safety to the environment and human health. Consequently‚ it has inspired many organizations to be created to protest against the use Genetically Modified Foods. It has been proven safe and is under constant supervision from national authorities
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The external environment’s effects upon genes can influence disease‚ and some of these effects can be inherited in humans. Studies investigating how environmental factors impact the genetics of an individual’s offspring are difficult to design. However‚ in certain parts of the world in which social systems are highly centralized‚ environmental information that might have influenced families can be obtained. For example‚ Swedish scientists recently conducted investigations examining whether nutrition
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he use of GMO products in the 1980s began to expand and advance into the 21st century‚ following the 1980 Supreme Court decision that upheld the patenting of genetically-modifying living organisms. In 1982‚ the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] allowed a genetically-modified type of insulin‚ called Humilin‚ to be sold on the market. Humulin is a man-made form of insulin that regulates glucose levels in the human body. Sometimes‚ it is used to counteract the effects of diabetes. (www.rosebudmag
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"By about 6‚000 years ago‚ people in Mexico had domesticated a tropical grass called teosinte‚ beginning a process that would radically alter the plant‚ turning into maize‚ responsible for feeding people across the world today" (Zorich‚ 2015). As we know food today is much different than thousands of years ago in the lives of our ancestors. There have been many changes to our food that we consume today‚ especially in regards to corn. Everyone loves a sweet‚ tender "corn on the cob" in the summer
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I think that there is legitimacy to the labeling of GMOs. GMOs have become a necessary evil for us to try and find innovative solutions to our growing demand for food production due to the continued increase of our global population. If you think about it we have been genetically modifying food and animals for centuries since the birth of modern agriculture and animal husbandry. We have cross breed crops and animals to accentuate their most desirable traits. The only difference is that we were doing
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