Genetically modified food controversies

Since birth, food has been an essential needs. In the past, food would take awhile to harvesting and was hard to get from hunting. Nowadays, technology has allowed the mass production of food. Unfortunately, the market took advantage of this technology by not letting the consumers know what the food contains. This is created the birth of Genetically Modified Organisms, also known as GMOs. GMOs are organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) had been altered in a way that does not occur…

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…

Lars Lindgren BIOL 3416-508 Common Arguments Against and in the Support of GMOs The policies surrounding genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are one of the most divisive issues in biotechnology and genetic engineering as genetically modified crops directly influence today’s two main areas of current controversy: the environment and the economy. Criticism of environmental conditions are regularly based off the idea that “natural” is better. Besides the given premise that GMOs are…

Green Revolution becomes a Genetic Revolution Food is obviously a necessary resource for the average person. It is a known natural resource that feeds all living species. However, from the film GMO OMG by Jeremy Seifer, it reveals that not all foods are natural, introducing genetically modified organisms, also known as GMO’s. GMO’s are organisms that have genetic material that has been altered in a way that is unnatural. Surrounding GMO’s lies economical, environmental, and societal dilemma’s…

of the foods, medications, and other products that we as a society have consumed over the years. Now think about all of the products that our grandparents and great grandparents consumed in their lifetimes. How have these products changed over the last 50-70 years? These products have changed dramatically due to the introduction of genetic modifications. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have created great controversy over the last few years. In one article entitled “Genetically Modified…

According to the Essentials of Biology, Genetically Modified Food (GM) are organisms that have been modified by the application of genetic engineering techniques (Mader & Windelspecht, 2015). Genetic engineering is accepted and a necessary practice in biotechnology. However, its use in crops has raised so many controversies. Techniques for genetic alteration have increasingly advanced over the last century from a traditional selective breeding to injecting genes from one organism into another…

Over the past decade, there has been increasing commercial interest in growing genetically modified (GM) food crops such as corn, soy, and rice from many nations (Baram & Bourrier, 2010). Like everything has the positive and negative side of it, also there has been a lot of controversies about GM food crops. Some research studies indicate that GM food crops are beneficial to those countries that are suffering from nutrient deficiency such as vitamin deficiency (Naqvi et al., 2009). In a study…

What is a GMO? A genetically modified organism, or a GMO is created by manipulating the plant or animal’s DNA so that it holds certain desirable traits. The process of gene splicing allows the desirable genetic material to become part of the organism’s DNA, thus giving it the name, a genetically modified organism. These organisms are created for both agricultural purposes as well as scientific research. What are the most common types of GMOs? The two main genetically modified crops seen in…

Transforming the agriculture industry and making large profits, Monsanto has generated controversy and fears with some of their stakeholders. Attempting to make farming easier, and increase the food supply throughout the world, they could be making harmful impacts on human health and the environment. Monsanto desires to be a beneficial, transparent, respectful, and understanding organization. They have gone against some of their values while trying to be innovative and return profit to their…

demanded genetically altered foods to be distinguished and made the labeling of them a requirement. In the U.S., Vermont was the first to pass the labeling of GM foods as a law, and will start in 2016 (Gasparro). Petitions have been presented, and the fight to have these controversial ingredients identified has not yet yielded any long term results. In an interview, Julia Kallas pleas to the government to “listen to the millions of citizens who have petitioned to label genetically engineered…