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    Study shows disadvantages of GM foods to human health British scientific researchers demonstrated that genetically modified DNA from crops can find its way into human gut bacteria‚ raising possible health concerns. This is because antibiotic-resistant marker genes are inserted with GM material‚ which could cause a person to be resistant to antibiotic medicines. The study was conducted at Newcastle University on seven human volunteers who‚ in the past‚ had their lower intestine removed and now use

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    1. It is clear that abortion ends a life. This is noble. Reason why‚ huge numbers of people feel it is an evil act to kills an unborn child. Conversely‚ others believe that it is a woman’s legal right to choose abortion especially in case of incest‚ rape‚ or health issues threatening life of a mother. The bottom line to it is Abortion is murder. 2. Abortion is the most basic of rights available to women. This is a strong statement. According to the Global World Post 1973 is marked as a very important

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    Ever since the 1970s‚ genetically modified food have been rising in North America and even a couple of European countries. In the 1980 ’s Biotechnology companies began field-testing GMO (genetically modified organism) crops for large-scale agricultural use. By 1996‚ GMO grains were mixed with non-GMO grains and sent to food processing plants all over America. One of the first organisms to be genetically modified and sold in store shelves is the tomato because scientist found out a way to make it

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    2013 Genetically Modified Foods: Good for Us? Scientists have learned how to modify foods in the last decades of the twentieth century. That is‚ they have learned to manipulate the DNA of plants and animals. Scientists were able to transfer a trait from one organism to another by splicing the DNA of one organism into the DNA of another organism ("Introduction"). This process changes the genetic makeup of plants and labels these altered foods "genetically modified organisms." Food should not

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    The food you are eating is killing you. These foods are genetically enhanced to make them last longer taste better‚ and shield themselves from pests and weeds. Genetically modified foods are in everything‚ you ate them for breakfast and you will eat them for lunch. You need to learn about these foods to save your family and friends from the terrible effects of these foods. You will learn what these foods are‚ the bad effects of them‚ and what will happen if we don’t take action and put an end to

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    The article called Genetically Modified Foods‚ has a style that is use to grab an audience emotion while still putting some facts. Right away in the first paragraph you will find ethos. Per Pinstrup-Anderson plays a key role in the article‚ he is the H.E. Babcock Professor of Food‚ Nutrition and Public Policy at Cornell University. Giving Per Pinstrup-Anderson a creditability‚ and having the audience attention. This is the only time in the article when ethos is being used to help their argument

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    Genetically Modified Foods: a Growing Concern? Living in America‚ we sometimes forget what a huge problem malnutrition and starvation are in other parts of the world. It ’s estimated that over 852 million people in the world are severely food deprived. Now‚ imagine a world where no one goes hungry‚ a farmer ’s crop can survive a long drought or an early frost and still produce a large harvest‚ and harmful insects and weeds cannot survive in the same field as a crop. Imagine a world where malnutrition

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    SEEI Speech: Genetically modified foods Thesis Statement: Today I will be telling you what they are‚ how they have impacted me‚ and the affects they pose for our society. Attention‚ TIA‚ Credibility‚ Thesis INTRODUCTION I. Before you ate breakfast this morning did it even cross your mind what you were eating‚ or where it come from? II. If you had cereal‚ milk‚ or toast‚ and bought them in a traditional grocery store‚ it is almost certain you had a genetically modified food today. III

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    Genetically Modified Foods Read the situation described below and use it to complete the assignment that follows. THE SITUATION The Prosper High School Advisory Group is considering a proposal that would allow the use of genetically modified foods in the school cafeteria. Students are considering various opinions on the subject in preparation for presenting their position to the Advisory Group. You are a student from Prosper High School. You have considered information and opinions from

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    GMOs are genetically modified organisms‚ in short. To expand‚ these organisms have had their genetic material (legitimately‚ pieces of their DNA) altered to a point that is a polar opposite of what would naturally occur in nature if it had not been used for this purpose. This act of altering DNA occurs in a laboratory‚ performed by genetic engineers. These said engineers take the organism in which they would like to alter and insert one (or more‚ in some cases) new pieces of DNA into the desired

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