What is GM food? Genetically modified food (GM food‚ or biotech food) refers to any food or food ingredient that is‚ or is derived from‚ an organism in which the genetic material has been modified using modern biotechnology. How does GM food be produced? Nowadays‚ scientists can identify and modify genes controlling specific characteristics using modern biotechnology. They use a variety of biotechnology‚ such as biochemical "scissors" to cut the DNA sequence at a specific place‚ and then select
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already have been approved. GM salmon is‚ as we speak‚ on its way to our dinner table. Wild salmon matures slowly‚ taking up to three years to reach its full size. GM salmon‚ on the other hand‚ not only will grow faster but also should reach about twice the size of its wild cousin. The creators of the GM salmon‚ a private company called AquaBounty‚ promises to harvest the salmon before it reaches its full size‚ thus preventing "giant" versions [source: Discover Magazine]. The GM salmon‚ known as AquAdvantage
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The Congruence of Legitimacy to Power By: Chissan Rae M. Balderas Adamson University‚ Philippines Under presidential system of government having three equal branches‚ in which the executive is one‚ several conflicts would have been vital to the immediate decay of all three in just one misinterpretation in the rule of law. Checks and balances are the main concern of this kind of government; thus‚ the executive in particular has its own executive power. In contrast‚ loop holes (legally) to consider
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benefits‚ there are still several safety issues towards genetically modified foods. As for human health‚ the concerns for safety‚ allergenicity‚ toxicity‚ carcinogenicity‚ and altered nutritional quality of food are controversial. Due to the fact that GM contains the transfer of genes that may code for proteins not normally present‚ which means there exist unknown character will be more or less allergenic than their conventional
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The 21st century has presented a major set of converging threats as the pressures of population growth‚ climate change and food insecurity are driving the world towards worsening hunger and malnutrition. Many people argue that Genetically Modified (GM) crops are promoted as a ‘Miracle Solution’ to solve the food shortage crisis since the use of genetic engineering enables genetic materials to be modified and in turn creates new varieties that exhibit desirable characteristics such as resistant to
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Cited: BBC news. "GM Food." BBC 26 Oct. 2002‚ BBC news. < http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/genes/gm_genie/index.shtml/> ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme (1999) The politics of GM food: Risk‚ Science and Public Trust‚ Special Briefing No 5. University of Sussex. Frances Moore‚ Joseph Collins‚ Cary Fowler
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The Help of GM Crops Norman Borlaug was one of the most influential individuals that no one has ever heard of. His genetic research in Mexico‚ India‚ and Pakistan led to the creation of disease resistant‚ high-yield crops that saved more lives from starvation than the number of those lost in both world wars combined. His pioneering work earned him a Nobel prize in 1970 along with the title‚ “The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives” (Wilson). Scientists have since expanded his research into the field of
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board of directors of General Motors‚ under the leadership of outside director John G. Smale‚ instituted a revolt against the company’s top management team. Horrified by GM’s recent $4.5 billion loss and angry at the slow pace of change instituted by GM chairman and chief executive officer Robert Stempel‚ the board decided to teach GM’s top management a lesson. Stampel lost his leadership of the board’s executive committee (GM’s top policy-making committee) to Smale‚ who effectively became his overseer
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that continually underachieved‚ losing money year after year. Improvements were desperately needed to increase the efficiency of the manufacturing process and reduce operating costs. GM had considered shutting down the plant; however‚ when a new bonding process‚ using carbon fiber‚ for the TCC was approved in 1995‚ GM instead invested thirty million dollars into the Fredericksburg plant to incorporate the new process. From the beginning‚ Hinrichs faced a difficult situation. The previous
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ANZMAC 2009 Celebrities in advertising: looking for congruence or for likability? Nathalie Fleck*‚ University of Cergy-Pontoise‚ Thema‚ France Nathalie.flec@u-cergy.fr Michaël Korchia‚ BEM Bordeaux Management School‚ France Michael.korchia@bem.edu Isabelle Le Roy‚ CSA‚ France Abstract Celebrities used as endorsers in advertising are often very popular ones. However‚ from a cognitive point of view (and more academic one)‚ congruence between brand and celebrity seems to be very important too
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