genetically modified organisms - mrs....
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WhatisaGeneticallyModified(GM)Food?
• Foodsthatcontainanalteredgenesequence• AnimalproductsfromanimalsfedGMfeed• ProductsproducedbyGMorganisms
Image: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/01/09/confirmed-dna-from-genetically-modified-crops-can-be-transfered-to-humans-who-eat-them-2/
GMO in Medicine• Insulin (e.g., SemBioSys Genetics
Inc- saflower) • Clotting factors• Atryn (anticoagulant).• Banana vaccines• Cancer fighting eggs
GMO in Bioremediation
Enviropig i.e., “Frankenswine”• Able to digest and process
phosphate, therefore more environmentally friendly.
Poplar trees remove groundwater contaminants
GMO in Pesticides
• Kills caterpillars but not poisonous to humans
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http://www.nature.com/cr/journal/v12/n2/full/7290120a.html
Whyarefoodsgeneticallymodified?Geneticengineeringoffersarapidandprecisemethodofalteringorganisms(vs.selectivebreeding).
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/health-effects-gmo-foods/story?id=23459884
HowareGMOsmade?
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/science/gmfoods/
“Gene Gun” Approach: the tomato plant's beetle resistance relies on a gene from a bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis), which scientists inserted into the tomato plant's genome. This gene, called cry1Ac, encodes a protein that is poisonous to certain types of insects, including the beetle.