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Some environmental effects include introducing GM genes into the population, persistence of the gene, non-target organisms, stability of the gene, loss of biodiversity, and increased use of chemicals in agriculture (20 Questions on genetically modified goods, 2009). One environmental hazard to consider includes unintended harm to other organisms. Although Bt corn helps to kill pests that harm the crop, it is not possible to design a Bt toxin that would only kill crop-damaging pests and remain…

Introduction Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), the leading cause of preventable blindness in children worldwide, is especially prevalent in India (Chow, Klein & Laxminarayan, 2010). Due to the limited availability of nutritious staple foods in poor and rural areas, India hosts about 35 million children with VAD—the greatest number, and the greatest percentage, of VAD children in the world (ibid). VAD also affects more than 12 percent of pregnant women in India, causing them and many of their children…

A common concern in the agriculture industry is the public 's concern on GMOs. The public is very uneducated on the stance of GM products. By conducting this survey our goal is to educate the general public about GM products. When emailing Monsanto about GM crops one of the questions asked was “How long have GM products been used?” Monsanto 's response, “Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) aren’t just about food. They’ve been around for quite some time - long before anyone began developing…

Niklas Aggelidis Dr. Blackwood English 11 6 March 2015 Genetic Engineering – How far will we go? We are living in a world which is changing with an exponential pace; every day humans are creating new inventions, gathering new knowledge about scientific phenomena and starting new empirical projects. Genetic engineered organisms are yet part of our life on a daily basis, even though we do not recognize it as that. Already today there are heated debates about how far we should go with genetically…

From ancient times harvest plants and creatures have been enhanced by particular rearing. The start of agribusiness was the determination of wild grasses and consequent rearing to structure the forerunners of advanced staples, for example, wheat, rice and maize. Choice techniques have attained to immense contrasts in structure and capacity from single wild species: e.g. the Great Dane and Chihuahua pooch mixtures from the wolf. Besides, "unnatural" half and halves - i.e. making breeds crosswise…

What is biodiversity? Introduction Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life on Earth at all its levels and includes genes to ecosystems, as well as the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it (Cardinale, 2012). The Earth’s biodiversity has long been a source of wonderment and scientific curiosity, but is increasingly becoming a source of concern. The sheer diversity of life is of inestimable value. Biodiversity has a number of functions on Earth, from providing a foundation…