GMO's: Assignment 1

Remember when you were a tour guide for an Alien? The Alien is back and wants to understand what a GMO is. Explain this information to the Alien.  Is a food production mixes many food or making food to grow fast by using technology in which they make thins worst when human eat the foods, that is why we have so many people who have cancer in this country than any others country in the world, people are getting sick due to the things we put instead of growing natural without using any of the bad food to make with the new one millions of children in this country are overweight or obesity because we couldn’t control the food industry. The question that how long will we go to keep kill people that we care about, most of us think that we are all different  but are not because we are all human after all we have blood flowing in our body so how can we think in others ways to make life better than before.

 Is a process where genes from DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal?  This is involves the transfer of genes, GMOs are also known as transgenic organisms. Their methods include

·         Using viruses or bacteria to "infect" animal or plant cells with the new DNA.

·         Coating DNA onto tiny metal pellets, and firing it with a special gun into the cells.

·         Injecting the new DNA into fertilized eggs with a very fine needle.

·         Using electric shocks to create holes in the membrane covering sperm, and then forcing the new DNA into the sperm through these holes.
 http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtm

2)   State the controversy associated with GMO’s.

 Potential human health impacts, including allergens, transfer of antibiotic resistance markers, unknown effects. Potential environmental impacts, including: unintended transfer of transgenic through cross-pollination, unknown effects on other organisms (e.g., soil microbes), and loss of flora and fauna biodiversity

3)  What are people’s reactions to GMO are different in various regions of the world?

 Consumer advocates say they worry about labeling for genetically engineered beef, pork and other fish, which are lining up behind the salmon for federal approval. Many of the people didn't like the G.M.O because is taking someone DNA and put it into somethings else which has nothing to do with it. For example we take fish DNA and put into tomatoes, the next thing you know it will be human DNA  being put into met so that we will not need  to use freezer. Some study even shows that food that have been G.M.O can cause cancer and we wounder why we have so many sick people in the United State than any other country in the would.

4)    What’s your reaction to this topic?

I was kind of surprising when I found out that the FDA don’t required to labeling for GMO product  conventional food makers say the FDA has made it difficult for them to boast that their products do not contain genetically modified ingredients. In some way I felt that the government does not care us to choose what food to eat  that is why they don’t label  food that contain GMO. 

5)    Can GMO’s be changed?  Should they be changed?  No GMO  can’t be change because is hold by powerful people who work with the government on the other hands yes  it should be change because it bring a lots of problems in the country. Non chemicals use in the food it lead t a better life for young people and the old people in the world and who wouldn’t went to live longer.
Explain with references.

6) While reading "Institute for Responsible Technology. GMO Basics (Also explore at least two of the other tabs on this page:http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gmo-basics

“What were the two tabs that you explored? How did the information presented affect what you thought about GMO's? I found out that more than 80% of the food we eat have been Genetically modified and we don't even know it because the FDA tried GMO food just like any other food in the market when they  not the same. Many people support the labeling but the FDA does not require labeling for GMO product, therefore consumers can't choose between GMO food and others because they all look the same you can't tall which one is which without the labeling.

7)   Typing out the exact quote from any of the readings (and referencing it) list one powerful statement that you read.before the FDA decided to allow GMOs into food without labeling, FDA scientists had repeatedly warned that GM foods can create unpredictable, hard-to-detect side effects, including allergies, toxins, new diseases, and nutritional problems. 

Put the statement in context and explain why this statement was powerful enough to remember, This statement is powerful because it was study by scientists who know the impact that G.M.O food have in human, because even if you get sick doctors can't tall  what cause the illness.
http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gmo-basicshttp://www.responsibletechnology.org/gmo-basics
 (What made you react to this information?)