Gentically Modified Crops are the Future of Agriculture English 1A Genetically Modified Crops are the Future of Agriculture Abstract: This paper explores five different published articles containing information on the pros and cons of genetically modified food and why genetically modified crops are the future of agriculture. The articles vary in their support or disapproval of GMOs. Toft believes GMOs are the future of agriculture due to the
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Nick Scott Period 4 4/6/14 Pros of GMO’s Ever since genetically modified organisms (organisms with altered genes to promote a certain desirable trait; GMO for short) have been introduced to the market‚ large uproars of consumers‚ politicians‚ and activists against GMO’s have questioned the necessity and safety of them. But for what? Public and environmental safety has always been a major concern for them‚ yet‚ after continuous testing by the FDA‚ USDA‚ and EPA‚ these hypothetical problems
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sitting around in between the racks in a supermarket? Now‚ this is only possible if you genetically modify them causing them to be a genetically modified food. Now‚ you would be wondering what I mean by the term "genetically modified". Well basically‚ genetically modified food refers to the alteration of the genetic make-up of a living organism by using a particular method to transfer one or more genes from one organism to another. By doing so‚ the nutrient value‚ the yield and the resistance against pest
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1 (Our Genetically Modified Future) ’Man is what he eats’ (Feuerbach) or more commonly known as ‘you are what you eat’ is ironically true considering Genetically modified food. Genetically modified organisms (or GMOs) have been capturing our attention in the news and media‚ they are not recent as it seems but have been used during and even before the 1900’s.GMOs stand for Genetically Modified Organisms and in the magazine Environmental Nutrition a GMO is described as: an organism that has
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distribution of all food. A nation in which food is being genetically-altered by a company; not to mention is also responsible for the creation of now two illegal products which were being sprayed on our food. Now‚ take a step into reality‚ open your mind and realize that this so called company is called Monsanto and this nation is called the United States of America. Monsanto is crippling the natural process of the environment‚ destroying organisms and alternating them through a process known as trangenesis
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In the article‚ “What are GMO’s?” Debbie Slutzky conveys a message that states the genetic engineering done foods are very harmful to our health. Also known as genetic engineering‚ genetically modifying organisms consists of taking the genes from one organism and injecting those genes into another unrelated organism. For example‚ Slutzky stated‚ “Genes from fish which has an anti-freezing property may be spliced into a tomato to prevent frost damage.” This genetic science has been used in many different
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beyond the preparation of the meal‚ there are things that may make him or her not want to eat this type of food any longer. A word that will come up many times throughout this essay is GMO. A GMO is short for “genetically modified organisms.” The way an organism can be genetically modified is by using sophisticated techniques of genetic engineering. These techniques
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Genetically Modified Organisms‚ or GMOs‚ are organisms that have been created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology Although GMOs have been around for many years‚ it wasn’t until just recently that people have become more concerned with them. However‚ many companies that produce genetically modified organisms‚ like Monsanto‚ try to make believe that the products they produce are healthy and beneficial for the environment; while that may be true first glance‚ lots of anti gmo activists
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------------------------------------------------- GM crops: Promise and reality The introduction of the first transgenic plant 30 years ago heralded the start of a second green revolution‚ providing food to the starving‚ profits to farmers and environmental benefits to boot. Many GM crops fulfilled the promise. But their success has been mired in controversy with many questioning their safety‚ their profitability and their green credentials. A polarized debate has left little room for consensus
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Monsanto Seeds Putting small farmers out of business‚ a history of paying lobbyists to block government regulations on genetically modified organisms‚ destroying the environment‚ lacking testing on their products; these are all characteristics of Monsanto’s company. Monsanto is a company that provides the largest producer of genetically engineered seeds (Neuman). Monsanto’s corporation is a danger to our health and environment. “Monsanto Company started off its chemical business in 1997
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