Islamic Golden Age

The following are some of the problems facing Scott Deter and Ventria. They are trying to produce and market genetically modified rice in the state of California. In a previous case called “Prodigene”, genetically modified corn was produced then the following year soybeans were produced. In the same field, volunteer corn, sprouted from the previous season’s corn amongst the soybeans. This is just one way ordinary food can be contaminated with genetically modified food. The article listed that…

Pro GMO Labeling Argument Outline Pro Argument Thesis: GMO labeling is not a bad idea. We have a right to know about any health and safety issue concerning our food. Topic 1: There are valid concerns over government overreach and a nanny state. But labeling is not a ban on GMO products. Topic 2: The opponents of labeling have a vested interest profits which conflicts with food safety. Topic 3. It is important to understand the role and limits of governmental oversite in regards to our food…

one’s health. One example of a nutritional health benefits is the creation of Golden Rice.” To make Golden Rice, scientists insert genes into the edible part of the rice plant (Specter 13). Golden Rice is known to be enriched with vitamin A. The terrible thing is that Golden Rice has been banned for purchase. Calculated by “The Economic Power of the Golden Rice Opposition”, within the past decade the absence of Golden Rice has cost the loss of more than a million lives in just India alone…

Films have their own ideas, perspectives, and ideology, which as the book states “the term is generally associated with politics and party platforms, but it can also mean a given set of values that are implicit in any human enterprise- including filmmaking.” Every film insinuates to viewers actual diverse aspects presented in the movie. For example, that one tale in the film Wondrous Boccaccio in which the film explores religious values, the nuns are seen as religious individuals, and the Mother…

The United States have nine genetically modified plants: corn, cotton, soy, sugar beets, Hawaiian papaya, canola, zucchini, yellow squash, and alfalfa for animal’s feedings. The plants are modified for new desirable traits and the recombinant DNA is forced into the DNA of other species to make new organisms. During the process to accelerate the rapid growth, the gene (s) can become unknown and the host plant mutation causes collateral damage that induces toxins, allergy reactions or new…

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Direct Environmental Impacts GMOs environmental record demonstrates that they are highly likely to have a deleterious effect on long-term food supplies because they are already damaging the environment. U.N. scientist Olivier De Schutter has discovered that the production of genetically modified grain seeds—for corn, soybeans, rice and other staple crops—has eliminated 75% or more of the wild species of these grains (Schutter “Seed Policies”). A disease that destroys the…

“GMO’s Aren’t That Bad, But Monsanto Is the Worst” “GMOs Aren’t That Bad but Monsanto is Worse” is a online article written and published by Vice and rhetorically argues that Monsanto, a horrible agricultural-biotechnology company, is about unprofessional engineering and is pushing genetically modified organisms aka GMO’s on North America. Vice’s key point is that not only does Monsanto engineer and push unhealthy, hazardous non-organic seeds and foods on consumers, but manipulatively takes…

In-sec-ti-cide: noun; “a substance for killing insects.” Used by farmers to protect crops and also by households to keep yards bug free… Soon to be taken out of hand. Bi-o-cide: noun; “the destruction of life.” Birds losing their song. Innocent animals dying. Others almost going extinct. How is it that our means of killing “pests”, has started killing us? Rachel Carson wrote “The Obligation to Endure”, a chapter in her book Silent Spring to emphasize how important it is for the public to be…

In “ GMOs: Facts About Genetically Modified Food” it talks about its very title, facts about genetically modified foods. GMOs have been altered with DNA. When something is altered with DNA it basically means you can put any kind of genetic on a plant to get their genes. Like, fish scales for the coldest weathers. The NML also lists some potential risks with genetic alteration. Some risks include losing what was first the original organism. For example, the corn we know today was completely…

There’s a little bit of background information to know about the Brassica lab, in order to fully understand what is being tested and the mechanisms behind it. There are questions that need to be asked such as: why use Wisconsin fast plants, what gamma radiation does to organisms on a molecular level, and even what it does to organisms on a physical level. Why did we use Wisconsin fast plants for this experiment? Wisconsin fast plants are more formally known as Brassica Rapa and are rapid…