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WHAT ARE GMOS?
Genetically Modified Organisms
Science – 7 th Grade
A
Genetically Modified Organism) is the result of a laboratory process
where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially
forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal. The foreign genes
may come from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans
SO WHAT SIDE ARE YOU?
• SO, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HARMFUL
EFFECTS?
USE OF PESTICIDES
HEALTH ISSUES
INSERTION OF DNA FROM OTHER ORGANISMS
CANCER, ALLERGIES, ORGAN DISEASES
KILLING THE BEES FROM THE PESTICIDE INPUT
UNNATURAL
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCY – SUPER BUGS
NOT ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE
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WHAT ARE SOME GOOD THINGS?
LONGER SHELF LIFE
COULD SOLVE WORLD HUNGER
CAN REMOVE VIRUSES
FARMERS DO NOT HAVE TO USE SO MUCH PESTICIDES ON CROPS
LESS POLLUTION
BIGGER PRODUCE
SEEDLESS FRUITS
ARE TOLERANT TO EXTREME HEAT AND COLD AND DROUGHT
HELP DECREASE SOIL EROSION
LESS TIME TO GROW THEM
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SO WHICH SIDE ARE
YOU?
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