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 should
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thoroughly. The opinion genetically modified foods are strictly bad can be observed in our society with the movement to mainly eat organic produce and steroid free meat products from animals who were fed non-GMO feed. This way of shopping and consciously choosing alternative organic options is an ideal concept for many Americans who are concerned about the health of themselves and their families. There is great debate that has been brewing for the last decade about genetically modified foods and if they deserve
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The Arguments for and against using genetically modified organisms in food production "Biotechnology involves any technique that uses living organisms or parts there of to make or modify products‚ to improve plants or animals or to develop micro organisms for specific uses" (Dr Sriwatanapongse‚ www.afic.org) In the past century we’ve have been lucky enough to stumble upon one of the basic building blocks of organisms‚ DNA. In recent years scientists have been able to develop ways in which
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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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by consuming genetically modified foods. Genetically modified crops‚ foods etc. are made when scientist combine genes from different organisms to get desired traits in a certain organism. Scientist uses this in fruits and vegetables to help make them more nutritious or help with insect resistance. Some of the first GM foods were corn‚ cotton‚ soybean‚ canola and alfalfa. In the last two decades there has been a spike in the cultivation of transgenic crops. Since the very first GM food marketed (a
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Outline Genetically Modified Foods Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about genetically modified foods in Canada. INTRODUCTION Did you know that most of the food and fibre that we consume on a daily basis is in some way genetically modified? Are we really getting the nutritional value that is promised to us on the labels of these foods? The percentage of our daily consumption that is modified seems incredibly high‚ so today I would like to explain what genetically modified foods like plants
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Genetically Modified Food: Healthy or Not? In the world‚ many people are not getting the balanced amount of nutrition-needed daily. There are many vitamin deficiencies that can lead to illnesses‚ malnutrition‚ and death. However‚ biotechnology has made this pandemic decrease through genetically modified foods. Many people think that these foods are unhealthy for people‚ and they are harmful. They think that this type of food is untraditional. I believe that genetically modified foods are good
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INTRODUCTION Genetically modified food (GM food) is crop‚ plants or just food are created by using the latest molecular biology techniques in laboratories to have the desired traits such as resistance to pesticides and many more. For a period of 10 years‚ between 1995 and 2005‚ the amount of land cultivated with Genetically Modified Organisms had increased from 4.2 million acres to 222 million acres. In 2003‚ the countries that grew 99% of the world’s genetically modified food were the following
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Controversial Issues – Genetically Modified Foods Genetically modifying foods might seem very unorthodox with the changing of traits and genes within the foods‚ but genetically modifying foods does not hurt the consumer in any way. Earlier in the 1990’s‚ genetically modified foods were announced by the Food and Drug Administration to not be “inherently dangerous”. However‚ when a type of transgenic corn was pulled from the market when it was mistakenly entered into the open food supply in 2000 that
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with food‚ in order to improve the nutritious quality‚ less use of chemicals such as pesticides and adding flavor. Genetically modified food is considere4d one of the modern production improvements and the largest food experiments in the world’s history. Virtually every crop we eat has undergone hundreds of years of genetic modification by farmers and scientist in search of desirable traits. The Benefits of gene technology in terms of food production are enormous. The most common genetically engineered
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