Feeding our World with Genetically Modified Foods

This week we will look at bioengineering of food products. This topic has been debated for years with little clarity resulting. Producing more or better food products is a valuable endeavor but at the same time, many people urge caution with respect to the use of bioengineered food products.

Please read the chapter information on genetically engineered foods and do some basic research using the Web before answering this question. The website and article links below might provide some insight into the topic.

http://www.who.int/topics/food_genetically_modified/en/

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/science/gmfoods/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002432.htm

http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/3-gmfoods.pdf

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been a part of our modern society for more than 20 years. A GMO is a living organism that contains new genetic information. This may be a foreign gene from another organism or an extra or modified version of a native gene. Examples include bacteria or plants modified to produce human proteins for the treatment of disease, crop plants modified to resist pests or herbicides, or livestock modified to produce more milk or grow faster.

1)Look further into the pros and cons of this subject.

2)What are your thoughts about GMO foods?

3)How will this affect your purchasing of food products?

4)Do you think that GMO products should be labeled?

5)Why or why not?

Support your answers with research.No plagiarism! We can check for Plagiarism!!