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had reached almost every area that grows papaya. Production fell 50 percent between 1993 and 2006.” (Held). The papaya industy was dying fast until a GM version of the papaya was introduced by Dennis Gonzales. The GM papaya or ‘Rainbow papaya” was modified with the ringspot virus making the papaya immune. “Within two years, more than half of all the papaya grown on Hawaii was GMO. A decade later, GM papaya accounted for over 90 percent of papaya production.” (Held). The papaya industry in Hawaii…

GMOs, also known as genetically modified organisms, is for the most part a plant that has been altered using biotechnology to carry genes that express a desired trait. (“What are GMOs?”) In this case, genetically modified foods are biologically altered meaning scientists transfer a desire gene from a plant, animal, or organism and into another. (Kannall) This process has been used for food production. There have been many controversies about genetically modified crops and whether people are just…

To begin with, the article I have chosen is called Genetically Engineered Pink Pineapple Is Safe to Sell, FDA Says and I found it on nbcnews.com. On December 14th “a strain of pineapple genetically engineered to be pink instead of yellow got the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration”(nbcnews.com). This spectacular fruit was created by Del Monte Fresh Produce and will soon be making its debut on the market.This new pineapple gets its bizarre color by simply toning down its genes to…

Genetically modified food is a controversial subject some see it as the future of agriculture others see it as dangerous. Michael Pollan author of “Playing God in the Garden” addresses that in his essay in one paragraph, in particular, he claims that “Uncertainty is the theme that unifies much of the criticism leveled against biotech agriculture by scientist and environmentalists.” Pollan believes that people are opposed to biotech agriculture because so much about it remains unknown. He chose…

Eight-hundred and seventy million humans in the world are starving and considered malnourished as reported by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. GMOs, that is, genetically modified organisms, can create many positive outcomes, such as, helping lessen the world’s starvation problem by the increase of food production due to the ability of genetic modifications. Further research and implementation of GMOs could improve everyday life for people of all social statuses from needy to…

For the GM debate, it is difficult to see where scientific evidence ends and speculation begins. This section will delve into assessing the scientific arguments anti-GM groups present. Additionally, these scientifically based arguments are what policy makers use in order to justify their regulatory decisions on potential ecological and food safety risks. There are difficulties in identifying and locating genes for gene scientists. Researchers have limited knowledge on the agriculturally…

What do you think of when you hear the phrase “genetically modified food”? You probably think of words like “bad” or “unnatural”. A couple of the many reasons why you think of these words is because you are uneducated on what genetically modified foods are or because you were previously told false accusations about them. Now it is time to forget everything that you have previously learned about genetically modified foods and start to realize how important they are for the future. In the year…

You shouldn't have to worry what's in your food,and we need to be educated on GMOs before we label them as bad, and I think we should have to label if there are GMOs in an item. Then you’ll know exactly what's in your food and the big companies will not be able to hide it. A lot of big companies want to hide the fact that they use GMOs.Companies like Coca-Cola and Monsanto and many others have spent vast sums of money to sway the voters.We should be able to know what's in the stuff we buy,…

Genetically Modified Organisms Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are created when a gene from one organism artificially changed through genetic engineering. By adding DNA from one plant, bacteria, or virus, the original organism will inherit its new attributes. Scientists created GMO’s seize parts of DNA from different kinds of organisms and attempt to intertwine them together to create a new, better product. Genetically modified organisms are unhealthy and should be banned. Several…

for decades. Modifying DNA has had benefits for years including creating insulin and making bacteria that cleans up oil spills. We have been consuming it since 1994 when Flavr Savr tomatoes, were approved to be sold in grocery stores. Genetically Modified Organisms have been around for a while now, which is why buyers should have the right to know what is in their food. Genetically mortified food is food that scientists have taken into a lab and finagled with the genes to either add or take out…