GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS. George Westinghouse High School 105 TECH PLACE BROOKLYN, NY 11201 Janine L. Kieran, Principal Teacher: Ms. Lindo.

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS

George Westinghouse High School 105 TECH PLACE BROOKLYN, NY Janine L. Kieran, Principal Teacher: Ms. Lindo

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 1 PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONAIRRE

Questionnaire Please respond to each statement using the following by circling the number that best reflect your feeling about each statement. Please check the final statement on this page. 5 = Strongly agree 4 = Agree 3 = Neutral 2 = Disagree 1= Strongly disagree I always read the labels about foods I do not know anything about genetically modify foods I like to eat pop corn I believe that genetically modify foods are safe I believe that foods involving genetic engineering are always wholesome I am not afraid to eat genetically modify foods I believe that genetically modify foods may have an added gene sequence I believe that genetically modify foods may have a deleted gene sequence I believe that all genetically modify foods are grown in the United States I would like to learn more about genetically modify foods

I have no food allergies I believe that a gene is a portrait of a DNA molecule I believe that genetic engineering is the technology use to add genes to crops I believe that genetically modify foods include animal products but not meat I believe that genetically modify foods only include cooking oil, cheeses and milk I am a male student ( ) I am a female student ( )

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GENETICALLY MODIFY FOODS?

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE AN AWARENESS OF THEM?

HOW DO YOU SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER?

FOR THE LAST DECADE UNKNOWN TO MANY, WE HAVE BEEN EATING FOODS CREATED IN A SCIENCE LAB. IN MANY CASES NO LONG TERM STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AS TO THE EFFECT OF THESE FOODS ON HUMAN.

HUMAN S ARE BEING USED AS GUINEA PIGS:

IN YOUR TEAMS, DISCUSS T HE FOLLOWING: 1.YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERM GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS 2.THE ADVANTAGES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD 3.WHY DO YOU THINK THAT MOST INFORMATION ABOUT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS ARE NOT MADE KNOWN T O THE PUBLIC? 4.DO YOU THINK T HAT YOU ARE BEING USED AS GUNEA PIGS IN GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS PRODUCTION?

SHARE OUR YOUR ANSWERS

ARE GENITICALLY MODIFIED FOODS A PROBLEM ?

BRAINSTORM USING THE FOLLOWING AS YOUR GUIDE WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS DO YOU THINK COULD OCCUR IF YOU CONTINUE TO EAT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS? DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO HAS DEVELOPED FOOD ALLERGIES? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? WHAT I S GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL ROLE IN EDUCATING Y OU AS STUDENTS ABOUT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS?

WHAT ARE GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS?

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS ARE: FOODS WITH NEW GENES ADDED TO THE DNA FOODS FROM ANIMALS FED WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS FOODS PRODUCED BY GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS? MEATS CHEESES (PIZZA AND ITS TOPPINS) VEGETABLES RICE TOMATOES POTATOES (FRENCH FRIES)

WHY GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS ?

BIOTECH TCH COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE AND MARKET GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS AS PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO WORLD HUNGER PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEMS PROVIDING BENEFITS TO HUMAN PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO ERADICATE POOR NUTRITION

ASSIGNMENT 2 READ DALE, P. J. CLARKE, B. EMG FONTES; POTENTIAL FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSGENIC CROPS. NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY, VOLUME pp IDENTIFY THE SIX PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THAT GREW 99% OF THE GOBAL TRANSGENIC CROPS. WHAT WERE THE MAIN CROPS GROWN ON ALMOST 100 % OF THE TOTAL AREA OF TRANSGENIC CROP PRODUCTION?

THE SIX PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARGENTINA CANADA BRAZIL CHINA SOUTH AFRICA

MAIN CROPS AND ALMOST 100 % OF PRODUCTION CROPS PERCENTAGE BY COUNTRIES SOYA BEANS 61 % UNITED STATES 63 % MAIZE 23 % ARGENTINA 21 % COTTON 11 % CANADA 08 % CANOLA 05 % BRAZIL 04 % OTHERS 01 % CHINA 04 % PAPAYA 01 % SOUTH AFERICA 01 %

PREPARE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INFORMATION ON SLIDE 20. WHAT KINDS OF TREND DO YOU IDENTIFY?

CONTROVERSIES: CONSUMERS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THESE FOODS ON THE HUMAN BODY. VERY FEW LONG TERM STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THESE FOODS. SOME PEOPLE CONSIDER THESE FOODS TO BE INORGANIC

WHAT KIND OF EVIDENCE IS THERE TO SUPPORT THE CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS?

TECHNOLOGY USUALLY INVOLV E RISK AND S OMETIMES THESE RISKS TURN OUT TO BE THE UNEXPECTED ONES. FOR EXAMPLE, CHLOROFLUIROCARBON IN SPRAY CANS HELP TO DESTROY THE OZONE LAYERS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHARE WHICH HELP TO PROTECT THE EARTH FROM DANGEROUS RADIATION. HOWEVER, SPECIFIC GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS MAY HAVE SPECIFIC HARMFUL EFFECTS BY ALTERING THE NORMAL GENE COMBINATION THEY POSSESS.

GENE ALTERING MAY INCLUDE: NEW ALLERGENS IN FOOD SUPPLIES FOR EXAMPLE, A MOTHER WHO GIVES ALLERGENIC MILK MAY NOT REALIZE THAT SHE NEEDED TO AVOID GENETICALLY MODIFIED CARROTS. EATING GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE’S ANTIBODIES TO FIGHT DISEASES IF ANTIBIOTICS ARE TAKEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FOODS. ADDITION OF FOREIGN GENES TO PLANTS SUCH AS RICE OR WHEAT COULD ENDANGER ANIMALS THAT EAT THESE PLANTS OR THEIR BI-PRODUCTS. FISHES DESIGNED TO TOLERATE MERCURY SEQUENCING CAN BECOME HARMFUL IF EATEN BY PREDATORS

AWARENESS: WHAT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES ARE AT GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES?

WHAT CAN THE STUDENYS DO TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM?

PREPARE A BROCHER DESIGNED TO BUILD PUBLIC AWARENSS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS. PLEASE INCLUDE THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF THESE FOODS. OR WRITE A LETTER TO THE PRINCIPAL OF GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL IN AN EFFORT TO CONVINCE HER THAT A POLICY INVOLVING GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO BUILD SOCIETAL AWARENESS OF THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THESE FOODS.