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Page 1: Genetically Modified Foods. What are GMOs? What does GMO stands for? – Genetically Modified Organisms GMO Definition: – Genetically modified plants and

Genetically Modified Foods

Page 2: Genetically Modified Foods. What are GMOs? What does GMO stands for? – Genetically Modified Organisms GMO Definition: – Genetically modified plants and

What are GMOs?

• What does GMO stands for?– Genetically Modified Organisms

• GMO Definition:– Genetically modified plants and animals created

by moving desirable genes from one organism or species to another

• GMOs are also known as Transgenic organisms

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Genetically modified food can help decrease world hunger & disease

Golden rice: is rice that has been genetically altered using

genes from daffodils and a bacterium. The result is rice that has high vitamin A and help

prevent blindness

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Golden Rice

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Herbicide-resistant Crops…

• Crops are genetically altered to make them resistant to weeds & this decreases the amount of chemical herbicides that have to be used (good for the environment!)

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Insect-resistant Crops

• Created when scientists took a gene from a soil bacterium, modified it, and introduced it to plants

What HAPPENS?• Transgenic plants can now produce a toxin to

kill specific types of insects

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Top 5 Countries who use GM crops

1)USA (63%)2)Argentina (21%)3)Canada (6%) Canola, Corn & Soybeans

4)Brazil (4%)5)China (1%)

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Genetically Modified Animals

*They are developed to grow faster and resist disease*

Transgenic cows produce more milk on less feed

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Genetically Modified Animals

Sheep, cows and pigs can even be modified to produce higher levels of protein = more meat.

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“Frankenfoods”

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What are some arguments

against GMOs?

“Frankenfoods”

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Arguments…..

• The development of “Superbugs”, which are resistant to pesticides

• Long term effects of GMOs are unknown• Who owns agricultural advancements?

-What about developing countries?-Farmers need to purchase hybrid

seeds?

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Terminator Plants

• These plants are genetically engineered so that they kill their own seeds

• Farmers need to purchase new seeds every year, instead of allowing their crops to pollinate naturally

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Transgenic Fish

What could happen if Transgenic fish escaped?

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Europe and Transgenic Foods…

• In North America, many of us are not aware that we are eating transgenic foods as labeling laws DO NOT EXIST

• In Europe, labeling laws require GMO foods to be labeled

• Europeans are far less accepting of Transgenic Foods

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Time for a Video….

Take out a piece of paper and make a T-chart

Pros of GMOs Cons of GMOs