The Truth About GMOs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK5kRGs0HX0&t=450s
Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the missing words. Make notes on the pros ad cons of
GMO. Watch up to 13:48

Video quiz questions

1)  Ireland and the whole world was changed forever ______due__________________ to one
persistent devastating fungus.
2) scientists ___precisely_____________________ adapted a version of the common potato to
withstand the fungal disease.
3) "so it's made in a _________labaratory_______________ and more often than not they're
inserting viruses or bacteria into these plants" "what you need to …
4) Before we get into ______whether__________________ or not GMOs are good or bad, let's
first understand what they even are.
5) BT maize for example is a __________strain______________ of insect resistant corn.
6) These genetically modified plants produce ______proteins__________________ derived from
the soil bacterium bacillus thuringiensis, hence the name BT maize.
7) ______Around__________________ a hundred years ago silkworm farmers noticed that
populations of silkworms were dying and scientists discovered that a …
8) ________Therefore________________ tissue culture is used to propagate masses of
undifferentiated plant cells called callus,
9) The problem is particularly _____severe___________________ in populations where rice is the
staple food and diversity of diet is limited,
10) And there have now been over 500 ___scientific_____________________ studies looking for
and failing to find conclusive risk to human health from GM crops.
11) Other ways scientists test GM foods before __releasing______________________ them to
the public are by simulating the behavior of GM proteins in the human …
12) Roundup Ready is the Monsanto trademark for its patented line of genetically modified crop
____seeds____________________ that are resistant to its …
13) This research is still being carried out and there's increasing
__concern______________________ about the chemical combinations used in commercial weed
…
14) … so it is not implausible(neitiketina) to think that Monsanto is
___capable_____________________ of something like this.
15) And to make things worse evidence has emerged that Russian bots and trolls have been
making great ______efforts__________________ to spread anti GMO memes …
16) To _________oppose_______________ GMOs unequivocally(vienareiksmiskai) as so many
do is simplistic and misguided.
17) Yet the push to blanket ban GMOs continues as Ireland turns away from a major tool in the
toolbox to help _______tackle_________________ this problem.
18) You can learn more about different food and farming _____solutions___________________
from vertical urban farming to producing more insect protein in a …
What are the main advantages and disadvantages of GMO

Pros of GMO Cons of GMO

1. Insect resistance.  1. Lack of vitamin A 
2. Beter food quality.  2. Farmers are using too much
3. Not dangerous.  of glyphosate that can affect us. 
4. Potential to cut climate emissions 3. If used too much
in agriculture.  can cause cancer. 
5. Reduce harmful chemicals.