Monsanto Seed Corp. To understand the problems with the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Foods one must first know of a company by the name of Monsanto. Monsanto was founded in 1901 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. The company’s first product was the artificial sweetener saccharine‚ which it sold to Coca-Cola. At the start of World War I‚ company leaders realized the growth opportunities in the industrial chemical industry and renamed the company
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Food security‚ which is the state of having consistent access to an adequate amount of affordable and nutritious food‚ is seen by many as a problem in Africa. Solutions that have been recognised include; redoubling global investments in agricultural science‚ reducing waste of half the food we produce‚ refashioning the world diet etc. However in this essay the genetic modification of products is the solution that will be discussed. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) are plants or animals that
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Examples of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)e’ Many of our common crops‚ such as corn‚ canola‚ potatoes‚ tomatoes‚ squash‚ and soybeans‚ are genetically modified. The majority of these crops were herbicide-resistant as well as insect-resistant‚ while the others may contain increased nutrients such as vitamins‚ produce yield earlier‚ or are able to survive weather extremes. Genetically modified tomatoes were introduced to the market in 1994‚ becoming the first commercially grown transgenic crop
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Communication 16 October 2012 Evolution of Genetically Modified Crops The evolution of Genetically Modified crops (GM) has‚ for the first time in history‚ presented us with a solution to the problem of global hunger. The world’s population has almost reached 7 billion people and is growing exponentially.This raises the question: how can we supply food to so many people nutritiously and affordably while protecting and preserving the environment?Genetically Modified (GM) crops are created for human or
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true. In fact‚ genetically engineered food is being consumed daily with no thorough research of its potential threats on human health. 2. Genetically modified ingredients can cause cancer. A consultant histopathologest at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary‚ Dr Stanley Ewen‚ raised the concern that food and water contaminated with genetically engineered material could increase the growth of malignant tumours upon contact with humans. Later‚ other studies suggested a link between engineered food and cancer.
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Genetically Engineered Food Abstract This paper argues the production of genetically engineered food which is a radical approach to dealing with preferred food in an unnatural selection process. Genetically engineered food causes harm to environmentally beneficial insects‚ water supply‚ and food. The biotechnology companies are responsible for producing enhanced crops causing creation of feasible toxins‚ diseases‚ and weaknesses. Furthermore‚ genetically engineered food raises questionable
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’Genetically modified Products: Harmful or Helpful? Genetic‚ modification in products is not a new concept‚ for many years‚ scientist have been doing research in this field‚ consequently there have been a lot of discussion on whether genetic modification of a product is bad or good. Genetic modification was limited to mixing traits of organisms only within the same family of species‚ but due to advanced biotechnology‚ scientist can now genetically modify different species. Genetically engineered
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#1. Does Monsanto maintain an ethical culture that can effectively respond to various stakeholders? Monsanto Company is trying to maintain an ethical culture with various stakeholders. The company used the concept of Social Responsibility and Business Ethics to create a reputation value to various stakeholders. For instance‚ Monsanto gave fifteen million dollars to Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to do crop research in Africa. Also‚ the fund helped Brazilian children to maintain good health
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Genetically modified food‚ also known as GM food refer to foodstuff such as animals or plants that had their genetic makeup altered to make them grow bigger‚ stay fresher and other benefits that will make human life more simple. By using the genetic information from one organism‚ and inserting or modifying it into another organism‚ scientists can make food crops stay fresher‚ grow bigger‚ and have the crops create their own pesticides. There are many advantages of GM food in today’s vast population
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Genetically engineered or genetically modified foods are foods that are simply the result of alteration in the original genes of an organism such as a plant or an animal in order to blot out a characteristic or trait of the original organism. Because this involves the transfer of genes‚ Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) are also known as "transgenic" organisms (Robert Sacerich-GMO‚ Genetically Modified Foods and Conspiracy Theories). GE foods can be contrasted with organic foods which are basically
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