GMO's

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GMO's
Genetically Modified Organisms
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Do Mutations Exist?
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Taking genes from one species and moving them to
another species.
What is THAT?
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What is so strange about that?

• Normally
• genes are only passed between members of the
  SAME species
• Change takes a LONG time
• Difficult to get EXACTLY what you want

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Do they really DO THAT?
They have hundreds of products you are already
eating?
Do you eat
Cold Cereal?
Rice
French Fries?
Deep fried Foods?
Potatoes
Candy Juice Taco- Chips?
Soybeans
Corn?
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Where do they get the genes?

• Click here for an explanation

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Corn has a gene taken from bacteria that
produces toxin that is poisonous to corn
borers? Bt corn
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Soybeans (and corn) have a gene that is resistant
to Round Up(taken from a weed)
Round Upis a Pesticide that kills ALL
PLANTS (unless they have the RR gene)
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Potatoes

• Have a gene that is toxic to potato beetles
• Have a higher quality starch-better fries!

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Rice

• Major food of 3rd world
• Very low in vitamins
• Has a gene added that produces vitamin A
• Called Golden Rice

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What is so BAD about GMOs?

• Will the gene get away
• into species they
• are not supposed to
• be in?

• Could the genes
• get into viruses?

• What will the
• genes do to US?

• What will the
• new genes
• really do?

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What's so good about GMOs?


Better nutrition for same

• CHEAPER-BETTER weed control

• Cure for diseases

• WHAT DO YOU THINK?????