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GMO's

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Estrella's GMO project

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GMO's

By:Estrella Hernandez-Nieblas    Per:3

Why GMO's aren't good

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  • GM crops consume massive amounts of energy.
  • Increased the pesticide and herbicide which harms wildlife.
  • Leads to poor crop performance.
  • Gm crops depend on herbicides which use fossil fuels.

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  • Seeds that contain man made chemicals effects its surroundings.
  • We are at risk of potential exposure allergens in chemically changed foods.
  • There are unknown consequences in changing an organisms natural state.  
  • Selective breeding has become common to produce  desirable traits.

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  • Many people believe tampering with nature is considered an act of hubris.
  • By slicing and combining a natural and desirable gene you get a mutation
  • People believe the laws of nature should't be violated

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/submitted/schulman/tomatoes.html

Genetically Modified Organism-Myths and Truths
http://www.gaggle.net/gaggleVideoProxy.do?op=view&v=6d68f8b116d0782c488216
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GMO-Transgenic Crops and Recombinant DNA technology

www.nature.com/ scitable/topicpage/genetically-modified-organisms-gmos-tansgenic-crops-and-732