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One reason is because bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is more toxic than other pesticides and herbicides being sprayed onto plants. According to “Genetically Modified Foods Could Pose Numerous Health Risks”, mice that were fed food with Bt toxins had “damaged intestines and powerful…

have two major advantages. The biggest benefit of this modified crop is that it has reduced pesticide use, mainly in the country of China (GMO Compass). The majority of genetically modified cotton has been altered to create a toxin that is called Bacillus thuringiensis,…

What We Are Eating Are Putting Our World and Health at Risks Food is essential to us. It provides energy and nutrients we need to survive. Therefore, we always want to improve the food’s appearance, nutrient values and increase crop yields. This leads to the creation of genetically modified (GM) foods. According to the World Health Organization, GM foods are foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally, e.g. through…

spoilage, or to make our foods bigger. Scientist do this by inserting genes of different species into our foods. One of those foods that have been genetically modified is our corn. BT corn was genetically changed by inserting the gene for a toxin called Bacillus thuringiensis (2003). By adding this gene, it has given farmers the ability to grow their crops without fear they will be destroyed by pests (2003). There has been many speculations of about the effects of…

For a majority of countries around the world, agriculture remains at the forefront of their economic stature. The portion of countries that have moved away from agriculture, tend to work on and improve manufacturing and technology-based businesses. Even though agriculture is not a priority amongst the job market in more developed countries, like the United States, it is still important due to being the most reliable source of food. So applying advancements to agriculture seems like a novel idea,…

Would you eat a purple tomato if it was sold with no mention of its genetic makeup showing on its label, except that it is “natural?” Many of our products on the supermarket shelves such as cereals, bread, frozen pastries, soups and canned foods are all contaminated with genetically modified organisms, (GMO). For years, scientists have manipulated the DNA of plant and animal food to make them taste better, to increase growth production or to make them resistant to insect damage. The Food and…

GMOs: The Manmade Super Food Or the Genetic Atomic Bomb? GMOs, like many other things, start from good intentions, but the effect it can and does have on the planet, the animals and people aren’t so good. It's great to live in the present but sometimes we have to put the future first. Genetic engineering (or GE) food started in the late 1990’s; 1996 to be more precise. We have been told that it’s better for the world, that it can help us produce more crops that are bigger and healthier; that…

Should Genetically Modified Foods be Labelled in Canada? Currently, 64 countries around the world, which does not include the United States or Canada, are required to label all genetically modified foods. These countries have created laws in order to command the labelling of GM foods due to the concerns of the public (Labelling Around the World 103). Research on genetically modified organisms has been in existence ever since their appearance decades ago and none of them contain evidence that…

In 1994 the company Calgene marketed its Flavr Savr delayed-ripening tomatoes. This would become known as the first commercial sale of a genetically modified food. Since then plants have been engineered for resistance to pathogens, herbicides and for better nutrient profiles. So if the world has been consuming genetically modified organisms for eleven years, how bad can they really be? Genetically modified foods have the potential to change the global food supply for the better in years to come…

Genetically Modified Organisms Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are organisms that have been genetically altered so that they contain the DNA of another organism such as plants, insects, bacteria, or even humans. GMOs are different than crossbreeding in that crossbreeding takes two like organisms and naturally fuses the genes together, but GMOs take two unlike organisms and artificially force the DNA from one organism to another. Genetically Modified Organisms make up roughly eighty…