GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS 1

Genetically modified Organi m Santana Gemini College of D!"age Com#o ition I Eli$a%et& Ander on Decem%er 1't&( )*1+

GMO, ) Genetically Modified Foods -it& America tarting a &ealt& .ic. and e/eryone 0anting t&e %e t #rod!ct to eat rig&t and tay &ealt&y( t&e 1!e tion i if yo! act!ally .no0 0&at yo! are eating2 One contro/er y in t&i area i GMO, 0&ic& mean genetically modified organi m( and in t&i ca e it lead to genetically modified food( t&at 0e are eating2 Farmer and com#anie are altering t&e genetic ma.e!# of #lant and fr!it and /egeta%le and ot&er food li.e yea t2 Since t&e nat!ral ma.e!# of o!r food i %eing c&anged it i &ard to tell 0&et&er t&i i going to &!rt or &el# ! 2 3ot& ide of t&e arg!ment &a/e /alid #oint 4 GMO, can create longer la ting #rod!ce( le cro# fail!re(

and &el# 0it& allergie and n!tritional /al!e2 It can al o &!rt o!r economic ( t&e en/ironment( and mo t im#ortant( o!r &!man &ealt&2 It tart 0it& t&e eed t&at i #lanted into t&e gro!nd and end 0it& t&e food on o!r grocery &el/e 2 "lant # yc&ologi t( C&anna#atna S2 "ra.a & 5)**16( t!died agric!lt!ral e/ol!tion 0it& GMO, and o% er/ed t&at farmer &a/e %een !cce f!l and &a##y 0it& re !lt 2 7And it8 ea y for farmer to ! e %eca! e it8 %!ilt into t&e eed2 T&e farmer 9! t #lant t&e eed ( and t&e eed %ring ne0 feat!re in t&e #lant 27 Farmer and a fe0 com#anie are #ro%a%ly t&e one 0&o really care a%o!t t&e #roce of gro0ing food t&o!g&4 it eem American ta.e it for

granted2 To t&e fe0( li.e farmer ( %!yer and eller ( genetically modified food i im#ortant for cro# fail!re and !cce 2 "ra.a & re/eal ( :Farmer &a/e em%raced t&e ne0 tec&nology %eca! e it ma.e t&em more efficient( #rotect or increa e yield and red!ce t&eir reliance on c&emical t&at( ot&er t&ing %eing e1!al( t&ey 0o!ld #refer not to ! e2; C&oo ing to ! e genetically modified cro# &a/e increa ed o/erall #rod!ction of cro# 0it& le #e ticide ( a afer a##roac&

t&an c&emical ( and #lant t&at are a%le to 0it& tand 0eat&er condition 2 -it& eig&teen &!ndred

GMO, + malno!ri &ed #eo#le in t&e 0orld 0e cannot let cro# fail!re &old ! %ac.4 genetically modified food mig&t %e t&e 0ay to effecti/ely #rod!ce corn( oy( tomatoe ( and ot&er #lant or #rod!ce2 T&e demand for more and %etter i con tantly %ecoming tronger a o!r c!lt!re li/e on2 E #ecially 0it& a large family or a fr!gal #er on t&ey 0ant t&eir #rod!ct to %e %etter and la t longer2 <a/ing to t&ro0 o!t old food %efore yo! &a/e time to eat it can %e %ot&er ome and a 0a te of money2 -it& genetically modified food one of t&e goal i to create a longer &elf life2 A of rig&t no0 cienti t &a/e %een !cce f!l2 From a re#ort on N3C ne0 5)**=6 it #ro/ide a 0ell .no0n tati tic t&at a%o!t e/enty fi/e #ercent of #roce ed food i genetically modified2 T&i incl!de cereal( fro$en meal ( and nac. li.e C&ee$>It 2 If t&e gene t&at i ! ed for t&o e food 0a genetically modified into o!r fr!it and /egeta%le to la t longer it 0o!ld create an o/erall &ealt&ier &o##er t&at t&en e?tend into t&e family2 Nic. Ryan( t&e cience corre #ondent for Telegra#& ne0 #a#er t!died t&at in 1''@ t&e fir t tomato 0a genetically modified to &a/e a longer &elf life %!t ended 0it&o!t !cce only %eca! e of lac. of ta te in t&e fr!it 5)*1+62 From

#er onal e?#erience( %!ying fr!it i &ard %eca! e %y t&e time I 0ant to eat it( or %y t&e time I fini & it( t&e #rod!ce &a mold or gone %ad4 mean0&ile loo ing mo t of it n!trient d!ring t&e #an %et0een 0&en I %o!g&t it and 0&en I &a/e to t&ro0 it o!t2 -it& a longer &elf life t&e gene affect 0&en t&e food ri#en or reac&e it #ea. n!trient at a later time( allo0ing ! to %!y t&e food and eat it 0&en 0e 0ant and till %e recei/ing t&e n!tritional /al!e2 N!tritional /al!e and &ealt& &o!ld %e t&e n!m%er rea on for %!ying !c& grocerie at t&e tore2 <!man &a/e to treat t&eir %odie li.e tem#le and I feel li.e America i 9! t tarting to reali$e t&at2 A &i torical moment &a##ened in t&e la% of t0o cienti t ( Ingo "otry.! and "eter 3!r.&ardt 5)**162 T&eir e?#eriment #ro/ed t&at gene can %e tran ferred into cro# 2 "otry.! 0rite a%o!t it in &i article on t&e #lant # yc&ology 0e% ite2 T&e 0&ole idea 0a to #ro/ide

GMO, @ n!tritional /al!e( ! ing /itamin A( in rice t&at t&e #oor can afford2 -it& t&i %rea. t&ro!g&( cro# li.e 0&eat and rice can %ecome n!tritionally en&anced2 T&i only lead to %igger and %etter idea 2 If 0e can in ert gene ( 0&y not ta.e o!t gene A B ing Genetic engineering cienti t can #rod!ce &ealt&ier cro# %y e?tracting gene li.e Tran, fat or caffeine2 3eing a%le to in ert antigen into cro# and #rod!ce can affect t&e 0ay of life eliminating terile needle ( &ig& co t( and ma.ing it afer 0&en 0e &a/e t&e /accine in o!r food2 T&i can lead to c!re for di ea e rig&t at o!r di #o al2 In tead of recei/ing treatment 0e &a/e to &a/e a certain meal #lan 0it& t&e c!re on o!r #late2 <o0e/er( f!rt&er re earc& i till in #roce 2

3e&ind e/ery %elie/er t&ere i a .e#tic2 E/en t&o!g& GMO, are aid to %e &ealt&y and afe( many ay GMO, are act!ally &armf!l( tarting 0it& t&e en/ironment2 Mo t GMO food are gro0n from t&e gro!nd( e?#o ed in a field2 According to t&e In tit!te of Re #on i%le Tec&nology 5)**'6 #ollen from genetically modified cro# can cro contaminate 0it& ot&er cro# and 0ild contamination2

#lant 2 T&ere &a already %een e/idence fo!nd in corn in Me?ico 0it& cro

No%ody .no0 0&at may &a##en to ot&er cro# and 0ildlife if gene 0ere mi?ed 0it& t&em creating large concern2 Along 0it& cro contamination to?in from #e ticide #rod!cing 5#lant

0it& a GM t&at .ee# a0ay %!g 6 #lant &a gone into tream 0&ere it i getting to t&e y tem of fi & and frog and ot&er am#&i%ian 2 Along 0it& t&e en/ironment it i not 9! t t&e gene #reading( %!t animal t&at may &a##en to eat t&e e cro# 2 It i ine/ita%le to .ee# o!t animal ometime and if a to?ic gene i con !med %y an animal it may tart to affect a #o#!lation2 T&e econd #oint of .e#tici m i &o0 genetically modified organi m can effect o!r economy2 Rig&t no0 America need omet&ing to %oo t t&e economy %!t GMO, are only

#ro/ing to &!rt it2 Can a State Bni/er ity 5)***6 t!died GMO, li ting off &o0 it &a an affect on o!r economic 4 ! ing GMO, can lead to a fe0 m!ltinational com#anie ca! ing e?tinction of

GMO, = ot&er %! ine e t&at lo0ly %rea. do0n r!ral comm!nitie t&at farm for a li/ing( and decrea e t&e %iodi/er ity in cro# 2 Ta.e any com#any and yo! 0ill ee t&at 0&en omet&ing ne0 come o!t t&at e/eryone 0ant and it i t&e ne?t %ig t&ing2 T&i allo0 for a co!#le ma9or com#anie get a&ead and create large %! ine e 0&ic& ma.e it &arder for maller one to !r/i/e2 Ta.e for e?am#le D!n.in Don!t ( it i &ard to find anot&er don!t #lace aro!nd to0n %eca! e D!n.in i o

0ell .no0n and &a :t&e %e t; t&at it &!t do0n mo t ot&er don!t %! ine e 2 -&en t&e e large com#anie ta.e o/er #rod!cing genetically modified organi m yo! lo e traditional farming( t&! loo ing 0or.er ( tran #ort dri/er ( farming e1!i#ment com#anie ( and all ot&er factor incl!de in farming #rod!ction2 In t&e end my #er onal #rediction i t&at 0it& %iodi/er ity %eing decrea ed e/eryone 0ill %e eating 9! t a co!#le t&ing t&at #ro/ide all n!trient 2 Grocery tore 0ill %e lo ing ale %y eliminating food 2 No more a##le ( orange ( %anana ( gra#e ( tra0%errie ( corn( oy( 0&eat etc2 Gene from eac& 0ill %e #!t into 9! t a fe0 #rod!ct ( may%e one2 T&e la t concern 0it& economic i t&at according to t&e Food and Dr!g Admini tration 5FDA6 food containing GMO, are %y la0 not re1!ired to %e la%eled 5)**162 T&i rai e a %ig red flag %eca! e no0 it may %e &ard to tr! t 0&at really i in o!r food t&at 0e don,t .no0 a%o!t2 T&e FDA relea ed it comment tating( :If a %ioengineered food i ignificantly different from it

traditional co!nter#art !c& t&at t&e common or ! !al name no longer ade1!ately de cri%e t&e ne0 food( t&e name m! t %e c&anged to de cri%e t&e difference2; T&ere i till no re1!ired la%el

for if t&i i a GMO or not2 Con !mer 0ill not tr! t certain com#anie and #rod!ct leading to a !%tle %oycott of certain food 2 T&e mo t im#ortant rea on GMO, may %ecome %oycotted i %eca! e of t&e &ealt& ri . it rai e 2 Genetically modified food are till in t&e #roce of %eing te ted for &!man afety4

mean0&ile( t&e e te t are %eing done on animal 2 So far( according to t&e American Academy of

GMO, D En/ironmental Medicine 5)**'6 t&ere a %een an am#le amo!nt of &ealt& ri . #re ented incl!ding infertility( imm!ne dereg!lation( accelerated aging( dereg!lation of gene a ociated 0it& c&ole terol ynt&e i ( in !lin reg!lation( cell ignaling( and #rotein formation( and c&ange in t&e li/er( .idney( #leen and ga trointe tinal y tem2 T&e different gene %eing com%ined in cro# are affecting t&e %odie of animal %y altering %odily f!nction and controlling #rotein ynt&e i 2 It i !na##ro/ed for &!man to %e con !ming t&e e food ( yet 0e are eating GMO, e/eryday not .no0ing if it i act!ally 0&at ca! e #eo#le to get ic. occa ionally2 T&e In tit!te for Re #on i%le Tec&nology 5)*1)6 re/ie0ed a &!man t!dy e?#o ing t&e &orri%le e/idence of gene t&at 0ere in oy tran ferred into t&e %acteria in ide o!r %odie 2 :T&e to?ic in ecticide #rod!ced %y GM corn 0a fo!nd in t&e %lood of #regnant 0omen and t&eir !n%orn fet! e 2; -it&o!t .no0ing 0&at can &a##en ne?t 0e don,t 0ant to ta.e t&e ri . of finding o!t2 Genetically modified food till &old many &ealt& ri . t&at 0e need to f!rt&er e?amine %efore 9!m#ing too oon and #ro/iding t&em to &!man 2 Do yo! .no0 0&at yo! are eatingA At t&i #oint in t&e #roce it i /ital t&at #eo#le ma.e

!re t&ey tay &ealt&y( %!t 0atc& 0&at i in t&eir food and determine for t&em el/e if t&ey 0ant to ta.e t&e ri . of eating GMO food 2 GMO, can /ery !cce f!l and &el#f!l( leading t&e 0orld end &!nger 0it& le t&ere i cro# fail!re( longer la ting food( and c!re ! of allergie and di ea e ( %!t

till a long 0ay to go !ntil 0e reac& t&o e goal 2 T&ey can al o &!rt ! t&o!g& %y ri .ing

t&e en/ironment( affecting economic ( and %ringing on &ealt& ri . 2 In t&e #a t t0enty year genetically modified food &a %een im#lemented in o!r food y tem and 0it&in o!r grocery tore 2 No0 it i %eing ta.en to t&e ne?t le/el and only re earc& and time 0ill #ro/e t&e %enefit and defect of eating and creating genetically modified food2

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Retrie/ed from N3C Ne0 0e% iteH &tt#HII0002n%cne0 2comIidIE)EEJ@@I K2B1LFm/GA+rc 3oland( M2( M 3o0den( R2 5)***62 Economic i !e 0it& genetically modified food and feed grain 2 Retrie/ed from Can a State 0e% iteH &tt#HII0002. re2. !2ed!I%oo. toreI#!% IMF)@@'2#df Collin ( N2 5)*1+( May )+62 Genetically modified #!r#le tomatoe ta tier t&an normal /arietie 2 T&e Telegra#&( Science2 Retrie/ed from &tt#HII0002telegra#&2co2!.I cienceI cience>ne0 I1**ED@')I Genetically>modified>#!r#le>tomato>ta tier>t&an>normal>/arietie 2&tml Danger to t&e en/ironment2 5n2d262 Retrie/ed Decem%er 1*( )*1+( from In tit!te for Re #on i%le Tec&nology 0e% iteH &tt#HII0002re #on i%letec&nology2orgI gmo>danger Idanger >to>t&e>en/ironment Dean( A2( M Arm trong( N2 5)**'( May J62 Genetically modified food 2 Retrie/ed Decem%er '( )*1+( from American Academy of En/ironmental Medicine 0e% iteH &tt#HII0002aaemonline2orgIgmo#o t2&tml FDA2 5)**1( Nan!ary62 G!idance for Ind! tryH Lol!ntary La%eling Indicating -&et&er Food <a/e or <a/e Not 3een De/elo#ed B ing 3ioengineering4 Draft G!idance2 Retrie/ed Decem%er 1D( )*1+( from FDA2go/ 0e% iteH &tt#HII0002fda2go/IfoodIg!idancereg!lationI g!idancedoc!ment reg!latoryinformationIla%elingn!tritionI!cm*='*'J2&tm

GMO, J "otry.! ( I2 5)**1( May62 Golden rice and %eyond2 Retrie/ed Decem%er '( )*1+( from "lant "&y iology 0e% iteH &tt#HII0002#lant#&y iology2orgIcontentI1)=I+I 11=E "ra.a &( C2 S2 5)**1( May62 FT&e Genetically Modified Cro# De%ate in t&e Conte?t of Agric!lt!ral E/ol!tionG2 Retrie/ed Decem%er '( )*1+( from "lant "&y iology 0e% iteH http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/126/1/8.full