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Name: Hannah

Use the GMO SQWORL of websites to research the benefits and concerns of GMOs
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Citations for
Benefits:
Insect Resistant

Some GMO foods have been

Citations for
Concerns:
Allergic Reactions to GMO

modified to make them more resistant

to insect pests (Livestrong

Pros & Cons).

GMO foods can present significant

allergy risks to people, according to
Brown University. Genetic modification
often mixes or adds proteins that
weren't indigenous to the original plant
or animal, causing new allergic
reactions in the human
body(Livestrong

- Pros &

Cons).
Environmental Protection

(Use of less chemicals)

Oklahoma State University reports

Decreased Antibiotic Efficacy

that the increase of GMO crops and

animals often requires less chemicals,
time and tools, and may help to
reduce environmental pollution,
greenhouse gas emissions and soil
erosion (Livestrong

antibiotic features built into them to

make them immune or resistant to
diseases or viruses, according to Iowa
State University. When you eat them,
these antibiotic markers persist in your
body and can make actual antibiotic
medications less effective

- Pros &

Cons).
The Food and Agricultural
More Nutritious food

Organization of the United Nations

reports that some GMO foods have

Some GMO foods have had

(Livestrong

Not reliable

- Pros & Cons).

$200 million was invested in

creating Flavr Savr, and almost none
of the investment was able to be

reclaimed....GM crops have cost the

United States an estimated $12
billion in farm subsidies, lost sales
and product recalls due to
transgenic contamination...Massive
failures in Bt Cotton up to 100% in
India

been engineered to be more nutritious

in terms of mineral or vitamin content
(Livestrong

- Pros & Cons).

(UCSC - Negative Impacts of

GMO).

Easier to
grow/tastier/healthier

Help end world hunger

Name of
GMO:

Engineers genetically
modify foods to make them
tastier, healthier, or easier to
grow (Should the US
support).

Not 100% sure its safe

But do we have enough

research to ensure the
modified food is
safe?(Should the US
support).

Genetically engineering
food could help feed the 800
million undernourished people
in the world(Should the US
support).

Not Labeling GMO foods

...concerned about their

food containing unnamed
ingredients (Should the US
support).

Findings:

Benefit or
Concern?

What did you find out? What makes it a

GMO?

Explain.

Big companies like monsanto make GMO corn. They make it insect
repellent, have more vitamins, uses less pesticides, and is
sweeter.

This is a benefit because

having insect repellent
corn can make growing
corn more practical for
farmers with bug
concerns making local
produce more readily
available.

Soybeans

Monsanto was the first company to introduce GM soybeans. They

used GMO to to make larger quantities, more, and healthier
soybeans.

This is a benefit because

making more and bigger
soybeans will make them
cheaper for people that
cant afford them.

Cotton

GM cotton has become widespread, covering a total of 15 million

hectares in 2007, or 43 percent of the world's cottonGMO
compass website states. Protects cotton from pests and insects.
There were less pesticides used, makes the cotton grow faster,
and the GMO is not harmful to people.

These are all benefits

because cotton gets
produced faster, also
there is less cost by not
using pesticides and not
losing crops to insects.

Papaya

The most common use of GMO for papaya is to cure it of the

ringspot virus. They use a certain capsid injected into the DNA of
the papaya to make it immune to the ringspot virus. The ringspot
virus is not harmful to humans at all it just infects the papaya and
its looks.

I would say this is a

benefit, but I dont really
see the problem because
it is not harmful to
people. It does make it
more appealing though
so it does boost the

Corn

source

Canola

source 2

papaya industry.

By implanting GMO in the canola it can dormant the soil for up to

10 years because certain crops cannot grow with the same soil
that the GMO canola has grown in.

This is a big concern

because there are
certain crops that cannot
grow because of this and
it can become a big
setback to farmers.