MODERN Get ready! @ Before you read the passage, talk about these questions, 11 What method do scientists use to modify genes? 2. What can prevent conventional crops from growing? Reading @ Read the article. Then, choose the correct answers. 1 What is the main idea of the article? A the scientific opinions on GMOs B the vitamins in Golden Rice the ethics of cloning D the types of transgenic organisms 2 What is Dr. Marini concemed about? A. the possibilty of human cloning B creating disease resistance in crops faiing to reduce vitamin deficiencies D the long term effects of artificial selection 3 According to the article, which of the following is NOT a benefit of GMOs? ‘A They can survive in droughts. B They are not killed by herbicides. © They can resist some types of diseases, D_ They are able to grow faster than non-GMOs. SCIENCE MONTHLY ‘One classic example of the debate is a transgenic organism cals Golden Rice. Scientists used artificial selection to express 2 in the white rice genome. Then, they performed gene splicin extra Vitamin A to the rice. Scientists say that this new GMO com reduce vitamin deficiencies in developing counties. However, not everyone is happy about the new kind of rice. Some scientists, tke Dr. Nick Ma {genetic modification. He questions whether Golden Rice is actus ‘good thing. ‘Tm just not sure that atficialy adding the vitamin to tes Tice is safe’, he says. Others are concerned that such consti engineering will encourage etoning of animals for consumption. Meas says “We can't precict how eating products created by arial selection wil affect people long-term.” (thers, such as Professor Liam Jones, have a postive opinion. “Sis can be drought resistant, disease resistant, and tolerant of many herticides’ he comments. For these reasons, Professor Jones Dom ‘out, GMOs can be beneficial There are many different opinions in the scientific re woried about the uncertainty ‘community, But it seems like genase do engineering is here to stay @ Vocabulary . Ma © Match the words (1-10) with the 1 definitions (A-J). 2 1 — drought 6 — gene spline 3 2 _ uncertainty 7 — Golden Rice 3 — clone 8 _ resistant OG 4 _GMo 9 — tolerant ee 5 vitamin deficiency 10 _ express. A the process by which one gene is inserted sciect into another Solen B an organism that has been modified artifcisly | Scien © a state of lacking vital nutrients D a period where there is very little rain Scien E to make a genetically identical copy of an organism Scien F allack of certainty or knowledge G not being affected by something cca Ha genetically-modified food 1 being able to endure the effects of something | scien or exist around it J_ to display a trait controlled by a certain gene'@ Read the sentence pairs. Choose where the words best fit the blanks. 1. genetic engineering / artificial selection A ____ includes cloning, gene splicing, and | creating transgenic organisms. B _____is the process of identifying and bringing out a certain characteristic. 2 transgenic organism / genome 2 A DNA from different organisms is combined to create a ~ B A_____ contains an organism's ful set of DNA. Speaking 7 © With a partner, act out the . @ G Listen and read the article again. What concerns roles below based on Task 7. do some scientists have about cloning animals? Then switch roles. : USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS: | Listening What a greet . : | @ G Listen to a conversation between two scientists. Don't you think that ..? Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). I think it will load to ... 1 _ The woman supports using GMOs. 2 _ The man thinks cloning animals can help people. ‘Student A: You are a scientist. | 3. _ The speakers agree about cloning humans. Talk to Student B about a ‘* an example of genetic @ @ Listen again and complete the conversation. engineering @ the benefits of your example ‘Scientist t: Tom, did you see the article in Modern Science Monthif @ his or her concems about Scientist 2: Which one? Fanelli) | Scientist 1: The one about Gokien Rice. 1___, the GMO. Scientist 2: Ah, yes. The rice that will help people's 2. What a great scientific achievement! dent B: You are a scientist ‘Talk to Student A about genetic engineering. Scientist 1: Do you think 60? The way | soe it, there's a lot of 3 GMOs. Scientist 2: How so? Dorit you think that 4___ could sas, save lives? Writing Scientist 1: Possibly, but | think that we dontt know all the long- © Use the article and the term risks yet. 5 ‘might have many conversation from Task 8 to | negative effects. ‘summarize the debate on | Scientist 2: | see your point But | think 6 _______ has genetic engineering. Include ‘more good results than bad the benefits of GMOs and the possible negative effects.