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Las 432 - Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically Modified Organisms | in Food | | Team Members: | |
Team Leader: Brenda Brown

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Abstract by Brenda Brown and Tony Balch 3
Thesis Statement and Summary by Kelly Baker and Brenda Brown 4
GMO Technology by Vanessa Brogsdale 5 I. What are GMO’S? II. Scientific Techniques and Experiments
History of GMO by Vanessa Brogsdale 12 I. Biotechnology Timeline II. Advantages and Disadvantages
Political and Legal Issues by Brenda Brown 16 I. U.S. Laws and Regulations II. Current Political Issues III. What are the Possible Health Effects of GM FOODS?
The Effect of GMO’S on the Economy by Brenda Brown 22 I. Corporate Power II. The Effects of Farming GM Crops III. GM Foods around the World
Psychological Considerations and Sociological Effects by Tony Balch 26 I. Current Impact on Consumers II. Organic vs. GM Foods
The Technology in its Cultural Context and Media Influence by Tony Balch 35 I. What is Technology Influence? II. Is There a Consumer Perception?
Implications for the Environment by Kelly Baker 37 I. Results of GMO Engineering II. Effects on Wildlife
Moral and Ethical Implications by Kelly Baker 43 I. Intrinsically Wrong and Extrinsically Wrong II. Perfecting on God’s Creations
Conclusion by Kelly Baker and Brenda Brown 47
Bibliography 49

It has been determined that GMO’s are made up of plants, animals, viruses and bacteria that are created in laboratories. Scientist started experimenting with GMO’s in the early 1950’s with investigation of plants DNA. In the 1970’s scientist developed the first genetically engineered organism. By the early 1990’s biotechnology had expanded on production of GM foods to the public, but this brought fourth concerns.
There are also those who believe that the laws and regulations that are attributed to genetically modified foods have been influenced through both the media and political



Bibliography: 1983-Researchers transfer new DNA into plants, leading to the creation of genetically modified crops. 1989-Calene Inc 2012-Anti-GMO groups file petitions containing more than 1 million signatures demanding that the FDA require GM foods to be labeled….Californian vote scheduled for Nov. 6 on ballot initiative requiring labeling for GM foods” (McClure, 2012, p. 727). Other advantages of GM foods include disease resistance, cold tolerance, drought resistance, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and phytoremediation (Whitman, 2012, pp. 2-4).

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