group 6

"biodiversity"
BIODIVERSITY
 BIO- Means "life"
 DIVERSITY

From the early times , when ancient philosophers of nature tried to explain all things as coming from
the elements of WATER,FIRE,AIR or EARTH, science sought for the common characteristic, a unifying
element , in all nature's many phenomena.

TAXONOMY
 A system devised by Swedish Scientist Carl Linnaeus.
 A hierarchical system of classifying and naming organisms .

BIOTECHNOLOGY

 Biodiversity uses biological system, living organisms, or derivatives thereof to make or modify
products or process for a specific use.
 Genetic engineering is a technique that allows genes and DNA to be transferred from one
source to another.
 Modern biotechnology gives scientist molecular tools for obtaining a better understanding of
the structure and function of genes in living organisms.

GMO -Genetically Modified Organisms

Characteristic of an organism its successors can be modified today by the modern technology , giving
rise to what called GMO.
A GMO is a plant. animals, microorganisms , or other organisms whose genetic makeup has been
modified using recombinant DNA methods ( also called gene splicing ) gene modification , transgenic
technology.

CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIODIVERSITY

The case above contextualize the country's signing of the Cartagena protocol on Biosafety.
The protocol is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling transport, and use
of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse
effects on biological diversity taking also into account risk to human health.

GENETICALLY MODIFIED GOLDEN RICE FALLS SHORT ON LIFESAVING PROMISES

Gerry Everding
Heralded on the cover of time magazine in 200 as a genetically modified (GMO) crop with the potential
to save millions of lives in the third world , Golden Rice is still years away from field introduction and
even then , may fall short of lofty health benefits still cited regularly by GMO advocates, suggests a new
study from Washington university in St. Louis..