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Abstract
For thousands of years people have developed plants and animals with the characteristics they want by selectively breeding the best plants and animals. The need for using genetically modified organisms is simply defined as sheer volume of consumers. In order to feed and provide other non-food products to individuals, current ingredients had to be altered to be able to fit the growing needs of the country. Genetic modification has a variety of uses pure science, research, medicine, food production, agricultural innovation. Genes work by coding instructions for making proteins and proteins are the chemicals that have a strong influence on biological functions.
GMO technology finds itself an enduring part of society, history and people. This is true because of the technology’s ability to integrate itself with wild populations and even contaminate conventional crops, well beyond the decision for farmers to halt the planting of GM crops. There will be a decrease in the products derived from GMOs. Companies who use the GMO products like wheat will offer organic brands. They will also find different suppliers of the grains and vegetables to ensure the products are made and cultivated naturally. More and more companies will be looking for the alternate ways for consumers to buy their products, therefore replacing the GMO ingredients will be a necessity. This is could be even further enforced in the labeling legislation ratified. This circumstance is certainly not just limited to the United States consumers who purchase the goods. This also affects international trade a ...
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1. 1. Consider a graph of
(
)
1
12
3
+
-
=
x
x
x
f
shown below.
a) Find the slope and equation of the line joining A and B.
b) Find the slope and equation of the line joining A and C.
c) Find the y-coordinate of the point P with x-coordinate equal
to 0.5 (x=0.5.)
d) Find the slope and equation of the line joining A and P.
2. Consider the function defined by
(
)
6. 4. An observer is standing 200 meters from the point G, at
which, a balloon is vertically released. Find the height of the
balloon at the time the angle of elevation is
o
15
5. Recall that a graph of
x
y
sin
=
is
Find all the values of
x
in the interval
[
]
p
4
0
,
which satisfy the equation
8. altered to be able to fit the growing needs of the country.
Genetic modification has a variety of uses pure science,
research, medicine, food production, agricultural innovation.
Genes work by coding instructions for making proteins and
proteins are the chemicals that have a strong influence on
biological functions.
GMO technology finds itself an enduring part of society, history
and people. This is true because of the technology’s ability to
integrate itself with wild populations and even contaminate
conventional crops, well beyond the decision for farmers to halt
the planting of GM crops. There will be a decrease in the
products derived from GMOs. Companies who use the GMO
products like wheat will offer organic brands. They will also
find different suppliers of the grains and vegetables to ensure
the products are made and cultivated naturally. More and more
companies will be looking for the alternate ways for consumers
to buy their products, therefore replacing the GMO ingredients
will be a necessity. This is could be even further enforced in the
labeling legislation ratified. This circumstance is certainly not
just limited to the United States consumers who purchase the
goods. This also affects international trade and global relations.
EconomicIssues
Production, Consumption, Costs and Variables
Although a lot of consumers are aware that genetically modified
foods have been linked to poor health outcomes, they still
continue to purchase the products. Through marketing, certain
points play on consumers more than others. Often times,
malnutrition and starvation are characteristics that are zeroed in
on. Tapping into the emotional side of the consumer is a
popular strategy to get consumers to purchase a product. GMO
products advertised as having enhanced nutritional qualities and
therefore have the ability to solve world hunger. This is strictly
a marketing or advertising point to encourage people to buy the
9. products and promotes its usefulness. On the other hand, until
labeling is enacted properly consumers may purchase products
and are unaware of the genetically modified organisms it took
to create or grow the product.
There is a price point difference between GMO and non-GMO
foods when shopping at local stores. Choosing to buy certified
organic or products that are not made from genetically modified
organisms can be a little more expensive. Purchasing an all-
natural product can have a bigger effect on the purchaser’s
wallet. However the price difference, individuals are choosing
not buy the products that are originate from genetically
modified organisms for several reasons. Whether it be health
concerns or the strong urge to support local businesses owners
over the monopoly seed-chemical companies, one thing is
certain more and more consumers are willing to pay more for
the organic or natural products.
Other countries that practice trade with the US have shown
reluctance in purchasing genetically modified organisms as food
sources. This means that the crops generated in the United
States have the potential to no longer be globally accepted. As a
nation that produces little exports to begin with, having global
consumers lose interest in the crops due to questionable
ingredients is not going to bode well for the economy.
Business Environment
With the production of Genetically Modified Organisms, the
success of manufactures relies on the supply and demand laws.
Consumers demanding the GMO or the non-GMO products will
enforce what manufactures use to make the consumables. This
sways the rate of consumption of each conventional versus non-
conventional crops. This can be done by five % of the
population consciously avoiding genetically modified foods,
thus creating a tipping a point when the manufactures must re-
evaluate ingredients (Smith 2012). With the advancement of
technology the five percent of consumers is not a far off
percentage to change the monopoly of GMO products. As such a
hot topic, this information is spread very quickly on social
10. media sites and through the internet.
Economic Trends
Genetically Modified Organisms in particular food sources have
created a lot of upheaval in the past several years as negative
research and press has been made available to the consumers.
This has caused changes in legislation as well as shifts in the
economy, specifically, food industry. Although this will
continue to be a topic of interest for both citizens and
government officials alike, the disadvantages and advantages of
GMOs will continue to be used to persuade purchasers.
Losing trade options as well as in-house sales will decrease the
expected revenue of the harvest. Michael P Hanson, a Senior
Staff Scientist with the Consumers Union reports “the United
States opinion on GMO’s is causing it to be squeezed into an
international trade corner” (Hanson 2014). With reluctant
consumers, both on shore and overseas, limiting the market by
producing GMOs in not an option for the American economy.
Acceptance of GMO
Some people believe that tampering with nature is intrinsically
wrong, and others maintain that inserting plant genes in
animals, or vice versa, is immoral. When it comes to genetically
modified foods, those who feel strongly that the development of
GMOs is against nature or religion have called for clear
labeling rules so they can make informed selections when
choosing which items to purchase. Respect for consumer choice
and assumed risk is as important as having safeguards to
prevent mixing of genetically modified products with non-
genetically modified foods. In order to determine the
requirements for such safeguards, there must be a definitive
assessment of what constitutes a GMO and universal agreement
on how products should be labeled.
GMOs benefit mankind when used for purposes such as
increasing the availability and quality of food and medical care,
and contributing to a cleaner environment. If used wisely, they
could result in an improved economy without doing more harm
than good, and they could also make the most of their potential
11. to alleviate hunger and disease worldwide. However, the full
potential of GMOs cannot be realized without due diligence and
thorough attention to the risks associated with each new GMO
on a case-by-case basis.
Attitude toward Change
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations, public acceptance trends in Europe and Asia are
mixed depending on the country and current mood at the time of
the survey (Hoban, 2004). Attitudes toward cloning,
biotechnology, and genetically modified products differ
depending upon people's level of education and interpretations
of what each of these terms mean. Support varies for different
types of biotechnology; however, it is consistently lower when
animals are mentioned.
These issues are increasingly important to consider as the
number of GMOs continues to increase due to improved
laboratory techniques and tools for sequencing whole genomes,
better processes for cloning and transferring genes, and
improved understanding of gene expression systems. Thus,
legislative practices that regulate this research have to keep
pace. Prior to permitting commercial use of GMOs,
governments perform risk assessments to determine the possible
consequences of their use, but difficulties in estimating the
impact of commercial GMO use makes regulation of these
organisms a challenge.
Human Mind Impacts
Despite the fact that the genes being transferred occur naturally
in other species, there are unknown consequences to altering the
natural state of an organism through foreign gene expression.
After all, such alterations can change the organism's
metabolism, growth rate, and/or response to external
environmental factors. These consequences influence not only
the GMO itself, but also the natural environment in which that
organism is allowed to proliferate. Potential health risks to
humans include the possibility of exposure to new allergens in
genetically modified foods, as well as the transfer of antibiotic-
12. resistant genes to gut flora.
The use of GMOs in medicine and research has produced a
debate that is more philosophical in nature. For example, while
genetic researchers believe they are working to cure disease and
ameliorate suffering, many people worry that current gene
therapy approaches may one day be applied to produce
“designer” children or to lengthen the natural human life span.
Similar to many other technologies, gene therapy and the
production and application of GMOs can be used to address and
resolve complicated scientific, medical, and environmental
issues, but they must be used wisely.
References
SMITH, M. (2012). GMO Reality Check. Better
Nutrition, 74(8), 36-39.
Hansen, M. (2014). The GMO Tipping Point. Natural Foods
Merchandiser, 14-15
