Gene expression

Remember that day you were in the store with your mom and saw that REALLY long banana? Or that extra fat apple? Well, that may have something to with something called genetically modified foods, also known as GMO. GMO is when any organism has been genetically modified using engineering techniques. Scientists and bio-tech companies use this technique in our foods. Such as our fruit and crops. Many believe that GMO is an important aspect, because without it, it could lead to famine, and world…

GMO’s are a diverse group of different plants, animals, and bacteria that all have been engineered in different ways. All GMO’s have been created for a variety of reasons. GMO’s have been getting a lot of speculation as to what are the positives and negatives but the main enquiry is about the effect they have on our health. GMO’s have been entering our food supplies, mainly in the form of plants but there haven’t been many recorded dangers or harmful side effects. Many people are afraid of…

Non GMO Project, a GMO “is a plant, animal, microorganism or other organism whose genetic makeup has been modified in a laboratory using genetic engineering or transgenic technology. This creates combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and virus genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional cross breeding methods (Non GMO Project, 2).” Farmers have been modifying crops for a long time to make their produce more satisfactory, however, when the switch occured…

Modified Organism”, a GMO is: “an organism whose genetic structure has been altered by incorporating one or more single genes from another” (para. 1). This article further explains that DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule (in most organisms) that contains genetic information (Phifer, 2011). Sections of DNA made up of exons, nucleotides that code for genetic instructions, form genes. These exons can be rearranged, added or removed due to catalysis caused by specific enzymes. Thus it is…

medical, and multiple more topics surrounding the issue of genetically modified organisms. Genetically modified organisms is a group of organisms whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found there. GMO testing can be done on both plants and animals, in fact, a high percentage of food crops are genetically modified in modern society, and this is because of the research boost on genetic engineering in 1996.…

A GMO is the alteration of genetic makeup of organisms. By using segments from different sources ( such as animals, plants, microorganisms etc.), it produces recombinant DNA. Canada and the U.S have allowed GMOs, however GMO are not safe for human consumption. A study has proven that GMOs lead to gluten disorders, which affects 18 million Americans. This means that gluten allergies have been increasing since the introduction of GMO’s. An example of an advantage is that GMO’s is that it could…

The world is constantly changing, therefore the way food is grown must change too. Companies are adding GMO’s or Genetically Modified Organisms to food without telling consumers. These Genetically Modified Organisms are used to help food grow and deal with the weather changes and parasites. Congress has passed a bill that requires companies to label products made with GMO’s. I think Congress made a smart decision to make companies label their products. People need to know what they are putting…

are crops that have a gene in them that has been genetically modified not through pollination but through someone artificially inserting the gene in the seed. Ethics play a big role in genetic engineering so GMOs have a lot of ethics go in them before anything is actually done to the crop itself. That being said not all GMOs are the same. A GMO is an organism the someone has changed the genome inside of that organism it is up to the engineer to pick what genetically modified gene they want to…

Homeobox, or HOX genes are genes that determine organ and limb formation during early embryonic development. Frances R. Goodman writes in Limb Malformations and the Human HOX Genes that humans have 39 HOX genes that are organized into four clusters that have their own roles in the development of the central nervous system, axial skeleton, genitalia, and limbs. HOX genes were first discovered through mutation in fruit flies, which led to further research with HOX genes in other vertebrates. The…

GMOs have a direct impact on the environment. Two widely used pesticides, Atrazine and Roundup, have been proven to cause a reduction in survival rates and production of eggs in organisms, such as snails (Barky, 2012). Pesticides can damage the DNA within an organism on a molecular level. It is because of this that Atrazine and Roundup, when polluting the aquatic environment, are able to affect the metabolism and reproduction of organisms. GMOs have the power to aid the environment, as well. For…