1. Genetic Engineering for Food Supply
Suzanne Distrola

2. What is genetic engineering?
Genetic makeup of cells is changed.
To produce new organisms, the genes are moved from one species to another.

3. Who
[full orange] The five countries producing more than 95% of commercialized GMO [legend pattern orange] Other country producing commercialized GMO. [orange dot] Only experimental crops.

4. Why
Benefits
Enhance a species
Convenience

5. Thesis
Genetic engineering is beneficial because it helps farmers in different ways, even financially, increases the amount of food and creates a wider variety of food.

6. Beneficial BP1: Farmers BP2: Replenishes food supply
Financially
Efficiently
BP2: Replenishes food supply
BP3: Wider variety of food

7. Food supply Most grown foods are genetically altered in some way
Climate tolerance
Pets repellants
Physical changes

8. GM and Farmers Saves them money.
Gain profit
Higher yield=greater profit
Larger amounts of produce are surviving.
GM seeds
Natural pesticides.

9. GM seeds Toleration to environment Produce natural pesticides
Inherit and pass on modified genes
Physical traits

10. No need for sprays Farmers no longer need to spray crops
Can be toxic
Harmful to environment
Consumers do not want to eat food that has been treated with pesticides because of potential health hazards.

11. Replenishes food supply
Greater yield
Larger produce
More surviving
GM solves spoiling issue

12. Greater selection GM foods increased the variety and preference
Seedless watermelon
Consumer convenience
Consumer preference

13. Consumer convenience
Japanese farmers have forced their watermelons to grow in a square shape by inserting the melons in a square, tempered glass case while the fruit is still growing on the vine
Seedless watermelons

14. Conclusion
Genetic engineering has affected America in a variety of ways
Allowed the farmers to expand and make a higher profit
Allows us to produce a higher yield of our product
Allows us to produce a larger amount of different foods.
The use of genetic engineering has made growing food more efficient
we are no longer restricted to growing our produce in specific locations.
A larger number of plants are surviving and passing on the modified genes.