Genetically modified food

What are Genetically Modified Organisms or GMO’s? According to Resposibletechnology.org, GMO’s are the “result of a laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal. The foreign genes may come from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans.” GMO’s are inserted into food to make it grow faster, either make new species containing more nutrients, resist insects or require less water so it grows…

Genetically modified organisms also known as GMOs have been an area of hot debate over the last few years. In this article we will explore the arguments for and against GMOs and at the end dispel the fear-mongering and show that humanity has been modified organisms since the beginning of recorded human history; we are just much better and faster at it now than in the past 1,000s years. The goal in GMOs is to modify organisms (generally food stock such as livestock and extensive agriculture,…

5). Rats fed Bt corn “showed significant changes in their blood cells, livers, and kidneys”(The Good, Bad and Ugly about GMOs 5). Mice that have ingested genetically modified corn and soy have had fewer and smaller offspring and exhibited traces of toxicity in their immune system. The question remains: how will GMO’s affect…

photographs to grab readers attention that are ignorant on the topic of genetically engineered products. So the question becomes why are people against GMO's or genetically modified organisms? Over the past 20 years many words have been used to try to portray a positive outlook: Genetically modified organisms (GMO's), Genetically Modified (GM), Genetically Engineered (GE), and Hybrid. People are against GMO’s because the risk of GM foods to humans and the environment is great. Educating the…

GMOs (or “genetically modified organisms”) are organisms that have been created through the process of biotechnology, also called genetic engineering or GE (Non GMO Project, http://www.nongmoproject.org). The author Tamara Thompson explained: “All of these words describe the same thing: taking a gene from one type of organism and adding it to DNA of another in order to introduce a new trait that does not naturally occur in the species.” The objectives of this method depends of the modified…

Genetically Modified Organisms Genetically Modified Organisms, (GMO), definitely raises some concerns when it comes to health and if it is actually safe to consume, since the US still allows the use of GMO, we should at least be aware of which foods contain it and which ones don't. We as the consumers should have the right to decide what we put in our bodies and especially know exactly what ingredients are in the foods we are buying. I certainly don’t want to be feeding my children and my family…

existence of GM foods. But this name among millions have converted to genetically modified foods (Abbreviated G.M. Foods or G.M.O. for genetically modified organism). In the past Lynas has opposed GM foods and 15 years ago, even participated in vandalizing field trials in Britain. after writing two books on the the science of climate change he realized that he couldn’t oppose a scientific consensus on the issue of climate change while opposing the consensus on genetically modified foods. Lynas…

and what is so bad about them? Chances are the latter has happened many times less than the previous. As Americans, we are constantly being bombarded about what we should and should not be eating, but how do we know what to believe? Genetically modified foods are protested in America, but the real truth behind what they are, what they can do for our economy, their impact on our environment, and how they can affect our health shows that they should be openly accepted. So what in the world are…

GMO impact on multi-species (SAM) A study base research was conducted to determine the persistence and ecological impacts of a cyanobacterium genetically engineered to express mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis toxins. The cyanobacterium Anabaena has been genetically engineered to contain Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis that is a group of bacteria used as biological control agents for larvae stages of certain dipterans, also known as fly. To see the ecological impacts, it must be evaluated…

1.0 Product Leadership AquaBounty is the pioneer company that has established its position in the industry for producing genetically-modified salmon. The other major players that are in the same genetically-modified food industries have a different focus towards crops and plants. As shown in Figure 1, it has a relatively high importance to ensure the success of this technology in terms of marketability. It still has not able to have the largest advantage as the process has not been 100% sterile…