Bacillus thuringiensis

The United States have nine genetically modified plants: corn, cotton, soy, sugar beets, Hawaiian papaya, canola, zucchini, yellow squash, and alfalfa for animal’s feedings. The plants are modified for new desirable traits and the recombinant DNA is forced into the DNA of other species to make new organisms. During the process to accelerate the rapid growth, the gene (s) can become unknown and the host plant mutation causes collateral damage that induces toxins, allergy reactions or new…

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Direct Environmental Impacts GMOs environmental record demonstrates that they are highly likely to have a deleterious effect on long-term food supplies because they are already damaging the environment. U.N. scientist Olivier De Schutter has discovered that the production of genetically modified grain seeds—for corn, soybeans, rice and other staple crops—has eliminated 75% or more of the wild species of these grains (Schutter “Seed Policies”). A disease that destroys the…

There have been many scientific advancements in the recent past, but one of the most impactful and controversial to the agriculture industry is genetic modification. Genetic modification is a time honored tradition that has been a method of breeding for thousands of years. In recent years there have been measurable increases in crop yield, and decrease in pesticide use, solely because of the evolved method of genetic engineering. The products of this technology is known as genetically modified…

Crossing certain crops to induce certain traits in offspring is not a new process. In fact, farmers around the world have used conventional breeding practices such as artificial selection to produce higher-yielding crops for centuries. Those practices were not frowned upon, but instead considered necessary if agriculture was to continue to support the world’s growing population. Today, we face a similar problem. The Earth’s population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, and world…

In a recent lawsuit against Chipotle arguing that Chipotle’s non-GMO claims from the franchises’ new “G-M-Over it” marketing campaign were false and misleading. Although it advertises it is GMO free, Chipotle sells meat and dairy products produced from animals fed genetically modified feed, and a variety of soft drinks from third party suppliers that contain sweeteners from genetically altered corn as clearly stated on its website. Apparent ethical values would be transparency and honesty…

may be added to others, causing a person allergic to one specific organism to be inoculated with their allergen unknowingly. Pesticide resistant crops such as BT cotton can be modified to be toxic to certain insects. The crops are mad using Bacillus Thuringiensis, allowing the plant to produce “cry toxins” (Gene Watch). The idea behind this being a bad practice is that insects will naturally be selected and reproduced based on their genes that will allow them to survive the toxin and these bugs…

The world has a surplus of food, but still people are starving. Supposedly, this surplus is not enough to fed 795 million people in the world who are undernourished. This is the issue of Malnutrition and World Hunger, which creates social disturbance, and economic instability in the developing countries, resulting poverty inclines. World hunger is a chronic problem in most of the developing countries. Hunger is not only a physical circumstance; it is an exhaust on the economic growth, and a…

Is food in grocery stores genetically modified and is there a way to know? Food companies have disputed whether or not to include labels on genetically modified foods. Food companies do not want to be required to label their food because many people prefer not eating foods that are not genetically modified. Although it costs nothing for food companies to put the label on their food, they still refuse. If food is genetically modified, then the consumer should gain knowledge through labelling.…

Imagine this situation: Jennifer walks into a supermarket, and she goes through the aisles, buying a majority of healthy fruits, veggies, and lean meats. She undergoes this same shopping trip every week, believing eating a diet replete with healthy fruits, veggies, and proteins will lead to a long, healthy life. However, fifty years from now, Jennifer finds out she has cancer. How could this happen? Jennifer never acknowledged the difference between genetically modified and non-genetically…

Throughout time there is many innovations and ideas that have changed the way of life and even society as a whole. These innovations have both improved and sometimes even worsened our lives. But how do we know what is good and what is bad? How is someone supposed to decide what makes life better and what damages it because of new inventions?Since the discovery of genetically modified foods, there has been research and numerous arguments over whether it is something that is revolutionary and can…