Is there anything wrong with genetically modified crops ?BHU,Varanasi
As per United Nation’s projection the global population expected to become between 8.3 and 10.9 billion by 2050. While food production has increased accordingly, some 800 million people, primarily in the developing world, still do not have access to sufficient food. Forty thousand people die every day from malnutrition, over half being children under the age of 5. In addition to lack of food, deficiencies in micronutrients, such as vitamins and iron, leading to illness and death are widespread. To meet this challenge over the next 50 years, we must double-to-triple the production of food on, essentially, the same area of land in the face of decreasing water supplies and with respect to the environment. This will be made more difficult by the consequences of global warming, such as increased climatic variability, changing patterns of rainfall and new pests and diseases. At the same time there must be a cessation of wilderness erosion to protect biodiversity and maintain ecosystems. Since the 1970s, the world has also seen a revolution in our understanding of how organisms function at the molecular, biochemical and physiological level. An integral part of this revolution has been the development of technologies that allow the transfer of genes from one species to another using biotechnological tools and which has become an important field in the global market. Genetically modified (GM) crops involves the deliberate modification of plants and animals' genetic material using innovative recombinant DNA technology.It is believed that the application of biotechnology to agriculture—together with plant breeding and improved agricultural practice—may provide solutions to some of the challenges outlined above without jeopardizing the environment, cliamte, biodiversity and human well being . Feeding the increasing world population in a sustainable and nutritious manner is definite and commited role and at the same time assuming responsibility for fully evaluating any technology for future generations is another important task.As with many new technologies, people are keen to embrace the benefits but reluctant to accept potential risks. The manner of introduction of GM crops onto the market has led to widespread loss of public confidence, which has been exploited by non-representative groups and activists for their own political ends. Some hypothesised threats of GM crops to the environment are elevated as being more important than the security of mankind. And the future that the critics offer is bleak: hard-won knowledge is rejected in favour of ideology. They require an absolute safety guarantee for GM crops, but such a warranty cannot be given everything cannot be known about anything. There are mixed views, confusions and confidence about GM crops and their probable effect on soil-water-plant animal continuum system. Thus, a standard of absolute certainty will effectively stop the attainment of the benefits of this or any other technology.
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Is there anything wrong with genetically modified crops ?BHU,Varanasi
As per United Nation’s projection the global population expected to become between 8.3 and 10.9 billion by 2050. While food production has increased accordingly, some 800 million people, primarily in the developing world, still do not have access to sufficient food. Forty thousand people die every day from malnutrition, over half being children under the age of 5. In addition to lack of food, deficiencies in micronutrients, such as vitamins and iron, leading to illness and death are widespread. To meet this challenge over the next 50 years, we must double-to-triple the production of food on, essentially, the same area of land in the face of decreasing water supplies and with respect to the environment. This will be made more difficult by the consequences of global warming, such as increased climatic variability, changing patterns of rainfall and new pests and diseases. At the same time there must be a cessation of wilderness erosion to protect biodiversity and maintain ecosystems. Since the 1970s, the world has also seen a revolution in our understanding of how organisms function at the molecular, biochemical and physiological level. An integral part of this revolution has been the development of technologies that allow the transfer of genes from one species to another using biotechnological tools and which has become an important field in the global market. Genetically modified (GM) crops involves the deliberate modification of plants and animals' genetic material using innovative recombinant DNA technology.It is believed that the application of biotechnology to agriculture—together with plant breeding and improved agricultural practice—may provide solutions to some of the challenges outlined above without jeopardizing the environment, cliamte, biodiversity and human well being . Feeding the increasing world population in a sustainable and nutritious manner is definite and commited role and at the same time assuming responsibility for fully evaluating any technology for future generations is another important task.As with many new technologies, people are keen to embrace the benefits but reluctant to accept potential risks. The manner of introduction of GM crops onto the market has led to widespread loss of public confidence, which has been exploited by non-representative groups and activists for their own political ends. Some hypothesised threats of GM crops to the environment are elevated as being more important than the security of mankind. And the future that the critics offer is bleak: hard-won knowledge is rejected in favour of ideology. They require an absolute safety guarantee for GM crops, but such a warranty cannot be given everything cannot be known about anything. There are mixed views, confusions and confidence about GM crops and their probable effect on soil-water-plant animal continuum system. Thus, a standard of absolute certainty will effectively stop the attainment of the benefits of this or any other technology.
,genetically foods modified ,harmful effects of gm foods ,health risks of genetically modifed foods ,genetically modified food allergies ,genetically modified food cause cancer disease ,gm food bacterial and viral illness ,genetically modified food health hazards ,unpredictability and the unknown risk of gm food ,effects of gm foods in animals ,general hazards of gm food ,impact of genetically modified food in environment ,gm food killing beneficial insects
Genetically modified foods or GM foods, also known as genetically engineered foods, bioengineered foods, genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering.
Zerihun Tadele
Institute of Plant Sciences
University of Bern
30 - 31 August 2018. Gent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium. IPBO conference 2018: “Scientific innovation for a sustainable development of African agriculture”
Content: Presentation (solo)
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Please Note
- This was 4th year solo presentations I gave in my BSc. Public Health course in 2016.
- This presentation is purely academic and I will not accept legal responsibility for any information, interpretations or options contained herein.
- All images used were freely accessible online at the time of this presentation and are being used here for information purposes only with no ownership claims being made on my part. All image sources are referenced in the note sections of the slides alongside all the information sources (i.e. viable in Microsoft PowerPoint after downloading).
- Feel free to utilise, critique, print or reference any information contained in this presentation :)
Presentation on biotech in agriculture for educational purposes. Thanks to Kevin Folta. I borrowed his concept of showing who benefits from various traits from one of his excellent slide sets.
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Genetically modified food or GM food is a very popular name nowadays. its been popular because of its controversy. Some scientists support this technology and some don't. That's why this slide showing it why it is controversial. this presentation contains information about GM food, its use, its benefit, its harmfulness and although why we should use this technology.
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Martin Donohoe, MD, FACP
Portland State University
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
With thanks to Rick North, Project Director, Campaign for Safe Food
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
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Zerihun Tadele
Institute of Plant Sciences
University of Bern
30 - 31 August 2018. Gent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium. IPBO conference 2018: “Scientific innovation for a sustainable development of African agriculture”
Content: Presentation (solo)
Overview: Outlines the GM food controversy in relation of science technology studies (STS) looking at their history and development; health and safety; controversy and politics; and deep questions in relation to STS.
Please Note
- This was 4th year solo presentations I gave in my BSc. Public Health course in 2016.
- This presentation is purely academic and I will not accept legal responsibility for any information, interpretations or options contained herein.
- All images used were freely accessible online at the time of this presentation and are being used here for information purposes only with no ownership claims being made on my part. All image sources are referenced in the note sections of the slides alongside all the information sources (i.e. viable in Microsoft PowerPoint after downloading).
- Feel free to utilise, critique, print or reference any information contained in this presentation :)
Presentation on biotech in agriculture for educational purposes. Thanks to Kevin Folta. I borrowed his concept of showing who benefits from various traits from one of his excellent slide sets.
Genetically Modified Seed Contamination: A Review of Cases of Contamination, Illegal Planting and Negative Side Effects of Genetically Modified Organisms
Genetically modified food or GM food is a very popular name nowadays. its been popular because of its controversy. Some scientists support this technology and some don't. That's why this slide showing it why it is controversial. this presentation contains information about GM food, its use, its benefit, its harmfulness and although why we should use this technology.
Environmental Consequences of Genetically-Modified Foods, Biopharming and rBGHJack Olmsted
Martin Donohoe, MD, FACP
Portland State University
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
With thanks to Rick North, Project Director, Campaign for Safe Food
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
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2. WHAT IS A GM CROP
Plant whose DNA has been modified
using genetic engineering techniques
Transgenic, cisgenic or subgenic
New trait introduced
Pest resistance
Improved yield
Disease resistance
Improved nutritional profile
5. EVALUATING GM CROPS….
Turkana case 2011
91% Soybean, 85% Corn, 88% Cotton
‘GMOs can play a very vital role in peoples'
lives. However, this must be accompanied
by political goodwill because technology
alone cannot survive without decisive
support’ Norman Borlaug
6. EVALUATING GM CROPS CONT…
Principle of Substantial equivalence
Scientific
Based on comparison of GM crop with
conventional crop
Nutritional content
Effect on soil
Effect on below ground biodiversity
www.forbes.com
7. POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF GM CROPS
Increased food security
Increased income (Bt Cotton)
Increased nutritional benefits e.g. Golden
rice with vitamin A (70% children <6 have
Vitamin A deficiency, 23,500 deaths due
to micronutrient deficiency)
8. POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF GM CROPS CONT…
Biopharming e.g. Rice with rotavirus
vaccine (4500 deaths,8800 hospitalisation
and $11m)
Bioremediation
9. POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF GM CROPS CONT....
Disease prevention
Transkei region S.A (Eastern cape 610/100k,
Limpopo (350/100k)
Fumonisin Oesophagal cancer
Equine leukoencephalomalacia
Porcine pulmonary edema
Hear failure and liver damage in swine
Bt Maize reduce fumonisin by 40%
10. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF GM CROPS
Allergens
Negative environmental impact
Unknown diseases/ long term effects?
11. REFERENCES
1. Rotavirus statistics:
Tate et al., J Infect Dis. (2009) 200(Supplement 1): S76-
S84.doi: 10.1086/605058
2. Rotavirus rice based vaccine
Daisuke et al., J Clin Invest. 2013 Sep 3; 123(9): 3829–
3838. doi: 10.1172/JCI70266
3.Bt Cotton,Bt Maize and Oesophaghal cancer
Genetically modified crops in Africa: economic and policy
lessons from countries south of the Sahara, International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC,
USA
12. REFERENCES CONT…
4. Vitamin A deficiency
Angela Mwaniki (2007). Case Study #3-7, "Biofortification
as a Vitamin A Deficiency Intervention in Kenya". In: Per
Pinstrup-Andersen and Fuzhi Cheng (editors), "Food
Policy for Developing Countries: Case Studies." 11 pp.
5. Golden rice
www.irri.org
