CHAPTER VII: GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: SCIENCE, HEALTH, AND POLITICS

Directions: Answer the questions and Activities based on the topic discussed and understanding.

1.How would you reconcile the advantages and disadvantages that GMOs bring to humans? GMO crops
have the advantage of containing more nutrients, requiring fewer pesticides to grow, and being generally
cheaper than non-GMO equivalents. GMO foods have the potential to trigger allergy reactions due to their
altered DNA, as well as to enhance antibiotic resistance.
2.When do you think should the pursuit of GMOs research stop? The best method to prevent GMOs is to eat
certified organic food, which is grown in harmony with nature rather than in opposition to it. Because
genetically engineered elements are prohibited in certified organic products, certified organic farmers utilize
certified organic seeds that have not been changed in a lab.
3.Is genetic engineering a pure scientific process or it is indeed an act of humans playing like God? Genetic
engineering can only employ science because science exists; they cannot use magic since magic does not exist,
and this cannot be overstated.
4.What do you know about bacteria? Bacteria are single-celled organisms with a small size. Bacteria can be
found practically everywhere on the globe and are essential to its ecosystems. Some organisms are able to
survive at extremes of temperature and pressure. Bacteria abound in the human body, which is thought to
have more bacterial cells than human cells.
5.Are you using a product that has bacteria? What it is called? Nature uses microorganisms to carry out
fermentation processes, and yeasts, moulds, and bacteria have been employed to make bread, beer, wine,
vinegar, yoghurt, and cheese, as well as fermented fish, meat, and vegetables, for thousands of years.
6.What do you mean Genetically Modified? Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from
organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally, e.g.
through the introduction of a gene from a different organism.
7.What is a Microorganism? A microorganism that can only be seen under a microscope. Bacteria, protozoa,
algae, and fungi are examples of microorganisms. Viruses are sometimes categorized as microbes, despite the
fact that they are not living organisms.
8.Can you predict the impact of GMO in the Philippine's product? According to the report, GM corn adoption
increased the productivity growth of the country's maize industry by 11.45 percent. The entire welfare gain
was $189.4 million, or roughly a tenth of a percent of total household income, as assessed by the comparable
variation of income.
9.What is Genetic Engineering? Genetic engineering is the process of altering an organism's genetic makeup
using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology. Traditionally, humans have controlled breeding and selected
offspring with desired qualities to influence genomes indirectly.
1O.What are the possible risk of using GMO's? Increased disease burden if the receiving organism is a
pathogenic microbe or virus, increased weed or pest burden if the recipient organism is a plant or
invertebrate, and unfavorable effects on species, communities, or ecosystems are among these.