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Hyung Su Han ([email protected] ) Biology 441 sec 01 Makeup Debate GM crops Is genetic engineering an environmentally and ethically sound technology? We know that many deaths and diseases are associated with exposure to pesticides. We can now modify plants genetically to be resistant to certain pests with a potential to decrease the use of chemicals on those plants. Is this a good idea? TOPIC to be debated: Using genetic engineering for resistance to pests Genetically modifying the plant to resist pests and ultimately to decrease the use of chemicals is a bad idea also in terms of the environment and the ethicality. There are many negative aspects that are going on about genetic engineering for plants but not a lot are conclusive yet. However some of the issues that are being mentioned about genetic engineering on the environment and ethicality is that it cares too many risks. One of the risk is that people might be getting allergies unknown. Getting a gene from an allergenic organism and putting it in another causes chaos to those with the allergy. From the people who eat the GM crops, might get a new type of disease from the gene placed in the plant passing to the microbes. As for the environment, we do not know what the effects of GM crops would do to the environment being a potential threat. Also if the GM crops have bad effects on the environment; crosspollination and spreading cannot be maintained causing a serious problem. Lastly GM crops have the potential to break down a food web which was already in balance causing a chain reaction. Based on all these negative aspects of genetic engineering for plants on the environment and ethicality it would not be a good idea to genetically engineer plants for resistance to pests. Reference
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Hyung Su Han ([email protected])Biology 441 sec 01
Makeup Debate GM crops
Is genetic engineering an environmentally and ethically sound technology?
We know that many deaths and diseases are associated with exposure to pesticides. We can now modify plants genetically to be resistant to certain pests with a potential to decrease the use of chemicals on those plants. Is this a good idea?
TOPIC to be debated: Using genetic engineering for resistance to pests
Genetically modifying the plant to resist pests and ultimately to decrease the use of chemicals is a bad idea also in terms of the environment and the ethicality. There are many negative aspects that are going on about genetic engineering for plants but not a lot are conclusive yet. However some of the issues that are being mentioned about genetic engineering on the environment and ethicality is that it cares too many risks. One of the risk is that people might be getting allergies unknown. Getting a gene from an allergenic organism and putting it in another causes chaos to those with the allergy. From the people who eat the GM crops, might get a new type of disease from the gene placed in the plant passing to the microbes. As for the environment, we do not know what the effects of GM crops would do to the environment being a potential threat. Also if the GM crops have bad effects on the environment; crosspollination and spreading cannot be maintained causing a serious problem. Lastly GM crops have the potential to break down a food web which was already in balance causing a chain reaction. Based on all these negative aspects of genetic engineering for plants on the environment and ethicality it would not be a good idea to genetically engineer plants for resistance to pests.
Reference 1. P. M. Bennett1*, C. T. Livesey2, D. Nathwani3, D. S. Reeves4, J. R. Saunders5 and
R. Wise6. "Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy." An Assessment of the Risks Associated with the Use of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Genetically Modified Plants: Report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. JAC, 28 Jan. 2008. Web. 25 Apr. 2016. <http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/content/53/3/418.full#ref-list-1>.
2. Ian Murnaghan BSc. "Ethical Concerns and GM Foods." Ethical Concerns and GM Foods. Genetically Modified Foods, 15 Mar. 2016. Web. 23 Apr. 2016. <http://www.geneticallymodifiedfoods.co.uk/ethical-concerns-gm-foods.html>.
