Transgenic maize

Babes Against Biotech - Home Let us give help, support each other and fight against these dangerous genetically modified foods. Technology is really changing our lives and it truly is a great help for all of us. We can never deny how much these technologies invented helps us with our living. But we can never say that these such things can't affect us in a damaging way. Everything has its own advantages and disavantages. Good and bad effects. Biotechnology is not an exception. GMO may have a…

The Maya Maize God is a statue that was made around 1,300 years ago and was found in Copan, Honduras. Now, the Maya Maize God is displayed in the British Museum. He was carved with limestone to look as if he is meditating and his facial features are very symmetrical. The statue’s arms are bent with the palms facing outwards, giving an impression of power. Perhaps, the most symbolic feature of the Maya Maize God is that he has a headdress in the shape of a corn cob. Corn was important for…

Response to Brian Walsh’s “ Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food” In Brian Walsh article “Getting Real about the High Price of Cheap Food” Walsh is trying to capture the attention of many unaware Americans and inform them on how our food supply is being made and processed. Many Americans have this image that our crops and meats come from a happy farm like Walsh says, when in reality it is being produced from places Walsh describes as “horrific”. In the article Walsh begins with…

ACES Study Abroad Fair Reflection As I attended the ACES Study Abroad Fair, the programs in France and in South America caught my attention. I realized at the program that I am currently in the best time of my life to study abroad. I enjoy traveling, but there have always been a few foreign countries I would love to explore. My first choice of countries would be France, since this is a developed first world country with fertile soils which produce many different crops from the United States. I…

Sanjana Sinha Period: 3 10/25/15 Thesis Statement: All rulers in the world in Europe in the 1700s were state builders because they improved education, they made the government better, and they improved agriculture. Annotated Bibliography “Age of Absolutism.” Packet. Print. This short passage outlines what this leader did to improve his land. This packet summarizes everything that the leaders in the 1700’s did. I find this source to be reliable because all the information is fairly accurate.…

"A popular belief in Bolivia is that, however severe the poverty, people don't starve." (Richards 106) Bolivia's famous tradition staples consist of corn, potatoes, and beans. Bolivia is indigenous to many profound varieties of potatoes, of the many varieties only 15 are edible to eat. (Richards 107) Soybeans have become one of Bolivia's most plentiful exports. (Richards 108) Soybeans originate from the major city Santa Cruz, since this product is booming there is a huge stock on soy bean oil.…

Should foods be genetically modified? Simply, yes, foods should be genetically modified, but no more than they are currently. At this point in time, it would be impossible to "unmodify" all the foods to the extent necessary to say that they are no longer modified. However, further modification could lead to backlash from opponents that are already near if not at their breaking point, and the food that isnt modified is all they are willing to take as it is. Forcing them to take what they don't…

Wouldn’t you like to leave your food in the refrigerator for a week and come back and it’s still the same as you left it? A GMO is 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. GMOs are very beneficial to the world because of its resistance to insects, environmental protection, and more nutritious foods. Bt cotton is the only GM crop authorised to be grown in India and China. Bt…

When we head to the grocery store and purchase our groceries we generally do not think about where they come from, or what it takes for them to come from the farms to our refrigerators. Without different flying insects which pollinate flowers, crops and trees, an outstanding number of different crops and foods would be at risk for crisis. Many people do not know about the current problem with our global pollinators, which includes, many different species of bees. Luckily, scientists around the…

The Problem The topic selection for the development of the adaptive management plan is based on the claim of residents and conservation groups of the increase levels of air pollution and pollution of surface and groundwater resources in Lower Yakima Valley on Yakima, Washington with the improper disposal and management of manure from their Concentrate Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO’s) of the dairy’s industry. Nevertheless, the dairy’s industry claims that tests conducted by the EPA does not…