{"id":9488,"date":"2021-03-30T15:37:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=9488"},"modified":"2021-03-30T17:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:30:42","slug":"genetic-engineering-debate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/genetic-engineering-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetic engineering debate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9488\" class=\"elementor elementor-9488\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d5ee66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d5ee66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-882bb23\" data-id=\"882bb23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-36314b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36314b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98d5624\" data-id=\"98d5624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d2542 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b8d2542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Genetic Engineering<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa6519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"eaa6519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-gmo-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9495 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/genetic-engineering\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Genetic engineering<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9496 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-does-gmo-mean\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What does GMO mean?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9497 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-is-ge-done\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How is GE done?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9498 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/ge-versus-cloning\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">GE versus Cloning<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9499 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/why-gmo\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Why GMO?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9500 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/genetic-engineering-debate\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Genetic engineering debate<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f5150 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db94465\" data-id=\"db94465\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7922710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7922710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Genetic engineering debate:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03a0c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a03a0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Uncertainty<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">The biggest worry in GMO technology perhaps is the uncertainty surrounding it. Many people feel that we may be going onto an area that we cannot control if it gets out of hand. Maybe it is too late now because we have all (very likely) already consumed lots of GM foods. Whiles, there is little research on the real effects of GMOs on human health, it is widely known that GM foods are safe for consumption, at least in the short term.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The debate is a very heated one.<\/p><h4><b>Food redistribution and food waste<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">People speaking against GMOs have a different point of view. They argue that feeding the world&#8217;s hungry and malnourished can be achieved by redistribution of food supplies. They argue that there is a lot of food waste in many of the countries that are pushing for GMOs. If they did care, they could invest in cutting the waste and distribute the surpluses to the most needed places. That sounds great, but is that possible?<\/p><h4><b>Transfer of allergenic genes<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">Some people react to some food types. Transferring allergenic genes can result in contamination of natural foods and open up the range of allergic foods for people. For example, an allergenic Brazil-nut gene was inserted into a transgenic soya bean variety, but luckily the effect was noticed before it was released into the market.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u2014 Source: Weighing the GMO arguments. FAO<\/p><h4><b>Environment<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">There are also concerns about the environment. The use of heavy chemicals on crops means that the land will absorb the chemical residue. Weeds that were killed will contain chemical residue, posing a threat to soils and living organisms in them.<\/p><h4><b>Food supply<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">Hundreds of millions of people in the world are malnourished and hungry. Where is the food going to come from if we depend on natural farming practices that we have used all along? Many people speaking for the use of GMOs say that the technology will make farmers in the developing world (and all over the world) combat drought, pests, and weeds more effectively and increase yields at local levels. Local farmers will need less effort to produce a higher yield.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9031da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9031da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our reading for the lesson included these sources:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c7674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c7674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Genetic Engineering Benefits: Promise vs. Performance, Union of Concerned Scientists: http:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/food_and_agriculture\/our-failing-food-system\/genetic-engineering\/genetic-engineering-benefits.html<br \/>2. Genetically Engineered Animals, U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/AnimalVeterinary\/DevelopmentApprovalProcess\/GeneticEngineering\/GeneticallyEngineeredAnimals\/ucm113605.htm <br \/>3. AG Biosafety, University of Nebraska &#8211; Lincoln. What is genetic engineering? http:\/\/agbiosafety.unl.edu\/basic_genetics.shtml<br \/>4. Biotechnology Industry Organization: What is Biotechnology? http:\/\/www.bio.org\/articles\/what-biotechnology<br \/>5. WHO. Food safety: 20 questions on genetically modified foods: http:\/\/www.who.int\/foodsafety\/publications\/biotech\/20questions\/en\/<br \/>6. Safety aspects of genetically modified foods of plant origin., Report of a Joint FAO\/WHO Expert Consultation on Foods Derived from Biotechnology. 29 May\u20132 June 2000. http:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/bitstream\/10665\/66575\/1\/WHO_SDE_PHE_FOS_00.6.pdf<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-012c8fb\" data-id=\"012c8fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b2f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"08b2f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cde42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended Environment Lessons<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49a7d0 jet-nav-align-flex-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"a49a7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-social-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--horizontal\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9308 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-poverty\/\" class=\"menu-item-link 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How is GE done? GE versus Cloning Why GMO? Genetic engineering debate Genetic engineering debate: Uncertainty The biggest worry in GMO technology perhaps is the uncertainty surrounding it. 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