Genetically Modified Foods Research Paper
GMOs are genetically modified organisms, in short. To expand, these organisms have had their genetic material (legitimately, pieces of their DNA) altered to a point that is a polar opposite of what would naturally occur in nature if it had not been used for this purpose. This act of altering DNA occurs in a laboratory, performed by genetic engineers. These said engineers take the organism in which they would like to alter and insert one (or more, in some cases) new pieces of DNA into the desired organism. Companies who sell food with genetically modified organisms tend to tell their public that the purpose for incorporating these organisms into their food is to replace it with proteins that are specifically designed to ward off insects that try to eat the crop, therefore making the value of their product go done, and with that, their profits.
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In concern to my mention of "proteins," I mean the proteins in the food/ crop that give it its specific identity. By genetically modifying food, genetic engineers can reprogram cells to make new protein or they can modify the structure or function of an existing protein in the cell. There is, in fact, an art to making these GMOs, done by the genetic engineers. They use the techniques of genetic modification to cut and/ or slice the DNA of the organisms. Genetic engineers have the very power to isolate, modify, and move the DNA (and the information which it carries) to and from both organisms. By doing so, new functions, characteristics, and traits can be introduced into a desired crop or plant. This concept seems to be ingenious, something that we could have never done 50 years ago with our technology. However, the very act itself is extremely difficult to perform. It is not something that can be done swiftly and effortlessly- it takes hard work, and sometimes, even the best genetic engineers can make a
In concern to my mention of "proteins," I mean the proteins in the food/ crop that give it its specific identity. By genetically modifying food, genetic engineers can reprogram cells to make new protein or they can modify the structure or function of an existing protein in the cell. There is, in fact, an art to making these GMOs, done by the genetic engineers. They use the techniques of genetic modification to cut and/ or slice the DNA of the organisms. Genetic engineers have the very power to isolate, modify, and move the DNA (and the information which it carries) to and from both organisms. By doing so, new functions, characteristics, and traits can be introduced into a desired crop or plant. This concept seems to be ingenious, something that we could have never done 50 years ago with our technology. However, the very act itself is extremely difficult to perform. It is not something that can be done swiftly and effortlessly- it takes hard work, and sometimes, even the best genetic engineers can make a