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The Synthetic Food Nightmare Nearly all of the coffee in the world is gone. Nobody can have their morning cup. Starbucks is closed, so is Bigby, McDonald's, and Dairy Queen. In fact, all the restaurants in the U.S. no longer exist and grocery stores are closing as well. The remaining option for food is a slimy synthetic beverage called “Soylent”. Humans survive on Soylent as a convenient meal replacement instead of real food. Imagine if this nightmare was the future of the food industry. As…

When one thinks about the average fruit or vegetable it may not come to mind where it came from or how it got to the produce aisle in the grocery store or local market. The basic fruit or vegetable undergoes a very long process prior to consumption. It begins as a seed and that seed forms into a plant which is pollinated by bees. Recent reports have labeled bees on the endangered species list for the first time ever. On the outside this may not seem like such a major problem, but looking into…

areas. These traits demonstrate benefits genetically modified foods can bring to society. An example of how genetically modified foods can solve world-wide problems is vitamin A-enhanced “Golden Rice,” which has helped undernourished people receive vitamin A in many developing countries (Mandel). Golden rice shows that GMOs do not harm, but instead, help the human population by solving problems not possible by natural…

Pre-History Migration Essay Technological and social advances helped humans migrate out to different continents, as well as adapt to the life there. An advantage humans had was genetic, as their brains increased in size 800,000 to 200,000 years ago. (Human Evolution Timeline Interactive, HYPERLINK "http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interactive" http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interactive, National Museum of Natural History, 2016) This…

The act of genetically modifying food was successful in its initial stages. By using the seeds from the most yielding crop season after season, the early farmers altered the course of history and gave birth to civilization. Genetically modified food continues to feed people today who might otherwise would’ve died of starvation. Today, however, GMO’s are more efficiently produced and are altering the food supply more rapidly. Scientists generally agree with the use of GMO’s. According to a survey…

Genetically modified organism (GMO), are plants that have been scientifically altered to accomplish a specific reason. There are numerous reasons why they were created, which include but are not limited to, eliminating the need for pesticides through altering the plants DNA to be resistant towards insects, allowing plants to grow in drought like conditions saving the need for water which has cost benefits and saves a precious resource for the human population in those conditions, increasing…

The Agricultural Revolution in the United States was based largely on the massive introduction of new varieties of plants animals new machinery and the use of chemical fertilizers pesticides and irrigation. In 1944 Norman Borlaug and his colleagues found in Mexico exhausted fields, Their initial aim was to develop a variety of wheat which was adaptable to many different areas which were resistant to disease and was very Hardy. the wheat used by Mexican Farmers had long stems naturally evolved…

usage, GM crops are growing taller than the original ones, it can add extra nutrient or remove undesirable substance, which contributes to customers. Ingo Potrykus discovered golden rice in 1992, which is created by putting two genes of phytoene synthase, lycopene beta-cyclase and one gene from Eriwinia uredovora to rice(Ye, Al-Babili, Kloti, Zhang, Lucca, Beyer and Potrykus, 2000). It increases the intake of vitamin A, which helped 0.5 millions children every year in…

Genetically modified organisms or GMO’s are organisms that has been altered using genetic engineering which, consist of bacteria, plants, and animals. Genetically modified organism have been engineered for two main applications which is agricultural production and scientific research. There are many negative effects of genetically modified organisms as in the impact it has on the environment, and the health and wellbeing of animals and humans. Some of the different types of health effects are…

Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) used towards food have been highly controversial since the practice started in the 1970’s. Since becoming officially announced in 1996, the controversy has only intensified, feeling a strong resistance from environmentalists, scientists and religious leaders. While scientists, practicing the use of modifying organism, insist the practice is safe, many feel that this is a dangerous practice leading to many health issues today. Before people judge the use of…