All For GMO Bacillus thuringiensis‚ BT‚ protein was discovered in bacteria that is frequently used by farmers to control insect pests. American sweet corn farmers have benefited in breeding and biotechnology. “BT protein protects the sweet corn from certain damaging insects” (Monsanto 2013). “Genetically modified sweet corn with BT protein reduces insecticide by 85%‚ fuel and energy use and carbon dioxide emissions” (Monsanto 2013). Farmers like to grow BT corn because they don’t have to drive their
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GMOs are plants or animals that have undergone a process where scientists alter their genes with DNA from different species of living organisms‚ bacteria‚ or viruses to get desired traits such as resistance to disease or tolerance of pesticides. How do scientists Genetically modify organisms? Genetically modifying organisms works just like an advanced form of cut and paste. During genetic modification‚ DNA is taken from and unrelated plant‚ animal or bacteria and inserted into a different organism
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kinds of ways that minimal organisms can be useful. One‚ is in the field of agricultural‚ scientist can create new species of crops that can be less prone to drought and pests. “No insecticidal sprays needed on crops that have insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-toxin genes engineered into them” (Heaf). This is amazing to me. In the end food costs could possibly go down and we would have products that did not have to use pesticides. Also this can be useful in supplying third world countries with
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People should know what is in the food they eat today. The package should tell us the things they put in these Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs for short. They should do this because: we do not know what harmful things are in the foods‚ the side effects it has on other foods too‚ and no real testing has been done to prove these foods are even okay for us to eat. These foods should have labels because we do not know what they contain in them. The company that produces GMOs do not put what
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Genetically Modified Organisms Genetically modified Organisms (GMOs) has become a popular topic nationwide. The argument of whether it is ethical to use biotechnology to develop crops has been debated back and forth. However‚ GMOs have been proven time and time again that they can increase food production‚ lower costs‚ and decrease damage on the environment. The increased use of pesticides and fertilizers on plants over the years have made a big impact on the environment. These harmful chemicals
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as possible toxins allergens‚ and other hazards. Crop engineers and farmers are known to do anything to protect their harvests from insects. An alternative was found‚ only to be aimed at insects that eat the plant. “One type of bacteria‚ Bacillus Thuringiensis(BT)‚ naturally produces special crystal proteins. These proteins have been shown to be lethal to insect larvae.” (Hotchkiss 1) It’s been familiar to some that BT is injected into
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Currently‚ 800 million people suffer from the nutritional deficiencies‚ with 40‚000 dying each day of malnutrition‚ half of them children. There is much disagreement about the causes of such hunger. Some argue that food shortages arise from inequities in the distribution and that the dire poor simply cannot afford food. Others regard food shortages as evidence that the world is overpopulated that the human species has exceeded the carrying capacity of the planet. Whatever the social and demographic
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parts of a DNA of things like insects and bacteria into our food supply‚ the quality of that food can increase. This information is significant as it explains what the process of genetic engineering is‚ and how it is involved in our life. Bacillus thuringiensis‚ “…better known as B.T‚ is a natural occluding bacterium that can be found in most natural soil samples. Organic farmers have used it for years as an insect spray because when B.T exists outside the plant it is soon broken down by the sun
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genetic make-up can be modified. Many supporters choose GMOs to prevent the use of herbicides‚ pesticides‚ greenhouse emissions‚ and for the reduced costs of food. They argue that a variety of potatoes‚ cotton‚ and maize‚ carry many genes from Bacillus thuringiensis which successfully control insect population worldwide during its use‚ especially in the U.S where they are currently being sold commercially. Also‚ they stand by their point of the use of these products will greatly decrease pesticide use
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they found that consumers would not eat the food as it was a health hazard. Also it had harmed the environment as the pesticide would poison the water supply. By having genetically modifying crops food can be protected from insects and pests. Bacillus thuringiensis(BT) Corn is an example of a genetically modified crop‚ which contains delta endotoxins and when insects are exposed to this the toxins will paralyse the insect’s digestive system and kill it. Hence GM foods can be very beneficial as the production
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