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Biotechnology of modern farming
Last Updated: May 26, 2011 URL: http://libguides.broward.edu/GMO Print Guide RSS UpdatesEmail AlertsShareThis
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  • Geneticallly modified foods
  • Food--Biotechnology
  • Crops--Genetic engineering
  • Plant genetic engineering
  • Transgenic plants
  • Bioengineering
  • Genetically Modified (GM) crops
  • GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)
  • Agricultural modification/ engineering
  • Genetically engineered food
 

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CBS report on labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms

May 11, 2008

 

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    Definition

    "Genetically engineered foods are produced from crops whose genetic makeup has been altered through a process called recombinant DNA, or gene splicing, to give the plant a desirable trait." (FDA Consumer Magazine)

     

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  • Why is there more press about genetically modified food in European countries than U.S.A.?
  • What are the possible dangers of genetically modified food? What are the possible benefits?
  • What precautions should the government take to protect our food?
  • Focus on the possibilities of genetically modifying a certain food, such as potatos or soy beans. Who would benefit from genetically modified food, the consumer or the producer?
  • What is the evidence the illnesses and deaths from L-Tryptophan in 1989 was linked to genetic modification?
  • Why did the European Commission require labeling for food that has been genetically modified? Why don't we have that in the U.S.?
  • How safe is genetically modified food?
  • Discuss genetically modified food and allergies, nutrition, antibiotic reserves, pesticides.
  • Should the EPA, USDA, or FDA be given the task of conducting studies of long term effects of biotechnology?
  • What are the ramifications of giving hormones to cattle or other animals?
  • Why is there an interest in sterilized crops? What are the implications?
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    Reference Books

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    Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare - Marc Bekoff, editor
    Call Number: REF HV4708.E53 2010
    ISBN: 0313352550

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    Encyclopedia of Food and Culture - Solomon H. Katz, editor in chief
    Call Number: REF GT2850 .E53 2003
    ISBN: 0684805685

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    Genetic Engineering : a Reference Handbook - LeVine, Harry III
    Call Number: REF TP248.6 .L4 2006
    ISBN: 1851098607

     
     

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    GMO Trilogy "Unnatural Selection" part 1

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