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March Against Monsanto Genes & DNA – life’s code What is Genetic Engineering? What Is Biotechnology? • Harnessing the natural biological processes of living systems for the benefit of mankind • Biotechnology in the past – making bread and cheese, brewing beer – crossbreeding plants • Modern biotechnology – genetic engineering Genetic Engineering/ Modification • Genetic engineering involves moving genes between species using technology, • Not naturally possible, requires human intervention, • Genetic Engineering (GE) = genetic modification (GM); different name, same thing – industry attempts to make it sound better! What GM foods do we eat? • Insecticide (insect killing) gene in crops to kill pests – maize, cotton. • Gene to make crops resistant to agricultural chemicals, mainly herbicides/ weed-killer – soy, maize, etc • Some crops have both genes, • Other genes under investigation but not commercialised. What is the problem? • GM crops have not increased food supply, • The most widely used GM crop, soy, has lower yield than conventional soy, • Chemical use increasing, • Weeds becoming resistant to chemicals – more toxic chemicals being used,
