References: Anderson‚ J. (2012‚ February 1). The Monsanto Monopoly. In Be Green. Retrieved February 6‚ 2013 Behera‚ D. Behera‚ D. (Narrator). (2013). Maize Farmers Suffer in Maoist hit Odish [Online video]. Retrieved February 6‚ 2013 Braun‚ J.‚ Teklu‚ T.‚ & Webb‚ P. (1993). Famine as the Outcome of
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* This is not hybridization – does not happen in nature * In recent news‚ 250‚000 farmers have committed suicide due to GM crops. They buy their seeds from Monsanto every year (GM seeds are sterile)‚ and go into debt before the crops start. At the end of season‚ crops aren’t producing and yielding all the promises that Monsanto gives…still in debt at the end of the season – where they have to again buy more. There is a law in India where a man’s debt is cancelled when they die‚ so Indian farmers
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1995‚ the following transgenic crops received marketing approval: canola with modified oil composition (Calgene)‚ Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn/maize (Ciba-Geigy)‚ cotton resistant to the herbicide bromoxynil (Calgene)‚ Bt cotton (Monsanto)‚ Bt potatoes (Monsanto)‚
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P.‚ Miranda-Vilela‚ A. L.‚ Freire‚ I. S.‚ Barbosa‚ L. P.‚ & Portiho‚ F. A. (2013). Hematotoxicity of Bacillus Thuringiensis. Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases‚ 1(1)‚ 1-9. Monsanto. (2013). monsanto.com. Retrieved from http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/Pages/Issues-and-Answers.aspx Saunders‚ P.‚ Ho‚ M.‚ & Cummins‚ J. (2007‚ March). GM Food Nightmare Unfolding in the Regulatory Sham. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
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GMO Fears and Controversies A 2003 poll showed that 92 percent of Americans favor labeling genetically Engineered (GE) food. Why would this food need labeled? Because it was created by transporting a gene from one organism to another‚ therefore making it a new organism. This action is done in animals and plants alike. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are organisms whose genomes have been altered to favor certain characteristics (Diaz). For many years there has been breeding done in plants so
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Genetically Modified Foods. Everywhere where you go‚ there are fast food companies advertising their products. You take a road trip to your family’s house‚ and what do you see? Rest stops filled with fast food restaurants. According to Google maps‚ there are close to 50‚000 fast food chains across the United States. (with Mcdonald’s being the largest restaurant chain.) Fast food companies go above and beyond to lure you to buy their
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There have been many protests about banning glyphosate‚ which is a weedkiller from the Monsanto company. These protest started in Arkansas and has reached to numerous European nations. This protest was spurred by claims that glyphosate causes cancer. This is a feature article. This article contains news elements such as consequence‚ prominence‚ and human interest. Monsanto is a popular agrochemical company and is a leading producer of genetically engineered seeds and glyphosate. One of their engineered
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diamondback moth (organic spray resistant) via Clemson researchers; reasoning for resistance is a strong BT cotton diet Stokstad‚ Erik. "First Light on Genetic Roots of Bt Resistance." Science 293.5531 (2001): 857-64. ProQuest. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. Monsanto acknowledges this problem and recommends using a ‘plant refuge’ to fight it‚ or a strip on non-BT cotton‚ to allow for insects without resistance to mate with rare‚ resistant insects and weed them out (recessive
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transferring them to another species creating a new organism. Justification for this scientific manipulation revealed promises to eliminate world hunger‚ make plants resistant to pests and disease‚ and produce healthier foods. Agribusiness giants‚ like Monsanto‚ Bayer‚ and Syngenta include some of the companies first to bring products to the market. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) took the stance‚ that it is the food producer responsible for assuring food safety. Companies producing GM foods ultimately
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exclusive monopoly rights on seeds and other life forms‚ propelling an unprecedented wave of seed industry concentration. In recent decades‚ the seed industry has experienced a faster rate of market concentration than any other farm input sector.2 Monsanto may be the largest‚ most notorious and conspicuous of all the biotech Gene Giants‚ but it’s important to look at the bigger picture. to agricultural economists‚ some U.S. farmers adopted industry’s genetically engineered (GE) seeds and companion
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