GMOs by Sydney Blackmer

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GMOs

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS

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The first genetically modified crop was introduced in 1994.

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1996
Weeds resistant to Glyphosate were found in Australia.

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2003
In less than a decade from the introduction of GMOs, bugs have adapted.

Photo by Michael Hodge

93% of soybean crops in the United States were Genetically Engineered

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Large amounts of weed killers are dumped on herbicide tolerant crops.

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Over spraying causes runoff in the oceans and rivers

Photo by Gemma Stiles

Mass spraying also leads to population depletion among insects

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Recent study linked GM plants to serious diseases in rats

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Are GMOs an example of humans playing god?

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Sydney Blackmer