Genetically Modified Organisms By Janae Meldrum Glo-Fish

The Science 1)Extract DNA from both organisms 2)Expose each organism’s DNA to the same restrictive enzyme 3)Insert the desired gene from one organism into the DNA of the other organism. 4)Add ligase to create recombinant DNA.

Should Plants Be Genetically Modified?

What We Can Create Drought, frost, disease, and herbicide resistant crops Plants that produce their own insecticides, vitamins, and medicines Combinations of two different species Larger plants or crops

Advantages Decreased hunger in third world countries: hardier plants, increased crop production, higher diversity of foods to eat Increased health benefits: vitamins and medicines produced from plants, less herbicides and insecticides sprayed

Disadvantages Much is unknown about this new technology so huge negative impacts could affect the environment and the Earth Loss of the natural New allergens or activation of them is possible As well as…

Company Corruption Seeds that are sterile after only one season so farmers cannot save some of their seed for the next year Arguments about patents Monsanto monopoly

Genetic Pollution Genetically modified organisms may be better suited to living in their environment and could wipe out all natural organisms and plants.

Bt Crops Bt crops produce their own poisonous insecticide. Such as Bt cotton where the cotton bollworm is killed when it eats the boll capsule of the cotton plant. Adv: Less insecticide spraying Disadv: Insects resistant to insecticides, killing a lot of insect species off, reducing animal diversity.

RoundUp Ready Crops Adv: Farmers can spray herbicide without harming their crops so weeds die and plants get more nutrients. Disadv: Herbicide still must be used and their ingestion may harm our bodies.

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