2. Index
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• Introduction
Genetic Modification defenition
• Gregor Mendel
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Facts
Genetic Modification in animals
Genetic Modification on food
Places that produce GM food
• Statistic
• Conclusion
• Film
• Bibliography
3. Introduction
It is important that people know more about GM,
so we will show you. You will know what is GM, who
started with the experiences, the advantages and
disadvantages, some curiouse facts, exemples of
animals and food that have been genetically
modified, which are the countries that produce
more GM food and a statistic about the opinion of
Romanians people about it.
4. • Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is a
process in which genetic material is changed to make possible
the production of new substances or new functions to
animals, plants or humans using biotechnology. Per example
the crops can be resistant to cold, pesticides and diseases. Or
eliminate human hereditary diseases and change their
physical characteristics.
5. Gregor Mendel
• Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) was
borned in Austrian Empire and
he was a scientist and friar which
gain fame as the founder of the
new science of genetics. He made
experiences with plants variation,
implanting gens of one organism
to another starting the genetic
modification process.
6. Advantages
Some people say that it can:
• cure infertility
• save endangered species
• replace a dead son and adoption
• save lives
• more medical treatments
• DNA analysis
• bring immortality
7. Disadvantages
• This food doesn’t have a label
• Mass produce human being
• Use and abuse of genetic data
• Nobody knows the effects in the long run
• Instability of the ecosystem
• Ethical and moral issues
• Endanger genetic diversity
8. Facts
• Many people lie about the effects of GM many times because of
economical interest. But here are some true facts:
• The mutilation can lead to many unexpected changes like poor crop
performance, alteration in the nutritional content, toxic and allergenic
effects.
• It doesn’t reduce pesticide, it even increase.
• It doesn’t increase crop field potential but it makes it worst by destroying
the needing soil nutrients.
• Creates serious environmental problems, killing important animals.
• It doesn’t help solve climate change because of the increase of quimicals
• It won’t help to end up with the world hunger, the food is just bad
distributed.
9. Genetic modification in animal
Glow-in-the-dark cats in South Corea
The Enviropig, is a pig more
environmentally friendly by the
decreasing the phosphorous.
10. • COWS PRODUCE HYPOALLERGENIC MILK
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In New Zealand, the cow produces milk almost entirely free of a protein which
causes allergies. And the bigger size of the cow that provides more met.
GLOW DARK PIGS
Cientists of Taiwan, created three pigs that glow in the dark. Their objective was use
the glow dark pigs to study the combat of human diseases.
11. Trees that can clean up the
contamination of places
Bigger sheeps
Misture of zebra and
horse
14. The banana vaccine – To fight against diseases such as cholera and
hepatitis.
Salmon that grow faster – To feed more population and good by his
properties.
Bigger, longer-lasting tomatoes - These are engineered to produce
tomatoes that can remain fresh for longer and be bigger.
Cows that fart less - They have been produced to fight the deleterious
effects that cow flatulence can have on the environment.
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17. Conclusion
Now you know more about this
procedure. The main creator of GM
was Gregor Mendel in the XIX
century. And we could see the good
things about this modern
tecniques, but there are also a lot of
uncertaintly and problems that could
rise because of this.
America is the continent that
produces more GM food. And you
can be eating a lot of it without even
knowing though most of the people
doesn’t agree with GMO’s.
