GMO FOODS

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  1. 2. While humans, both the individual and the society benefit off of cheaper, tastier, easy to produce fields, ___ and various ecosystems are harmed eventually leading to costs to our society.
  2. 5. The American Medical Association and ___ Health Organization have concluded from the research of independent groups worldwide that genetically modified foods are safe for consumers.
  3. 6. There is no evidence for ___ transfer between GMOs and consumers.
  4. 8. Many countries have put restrictions on GMO foods. Lawmakers in Russia equate genetically engineered foods to ___ acts and want to impose criminal penalties. The French parliament has approved a ban on GMO cultivation in France.
  5. 10. GMO´s ___ may end up in soil, compost, animal feed and byproducts, and other living organisms from insects to larger pests. Bees can transport pesticides, herbicides, and DNA through the air into the environment.
  6. 11. Pests that are targeted by these agricultural methods can develop ___ to pesticides and herbicides, in addition to the DNA changes in GM plants to make them ¨resistant.¨
  7. 14. Research by scientists across the world have found there is no relationship between GMOs and ___.
  8. 16. Through the use of GMOs, the food industry is able to produce enough food at ___ prices to the world as GMOs produce higher and higher yields without having to use more limited resources. It has increased crop yields, reduced costs for food or drug production, reduced need for pesticides, enhanced nutrient composition and food quality, and resistance to pests and disease.
  9. 18. GMO stands for ___
  10. 19. Organ health and function is unaffected by GMOs, neither is fertility, ___ and offspring.
  11. 20. The Food and Drug Administration in America has funded a campaign to promote genetically modified organisms in food and counter their ___.
  12. 21. Some researchers believe that eating GMO foods can contribute to the development of ___. They argue that because the disease is caused by mutations in DNA, it is dangerous to introduce new genes into the body.
  13. 22. Another common GMO is ___
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  1. 1. GMOs may produce even larger __ shifts, meaning that there is potential for GMO's to become persistent and weedy in agricultural conditions, since they are modified to be resistant to some modern agricultural techniques. This can also mean being invasive in natural settings, where GMOs do not occur naturally.
  2. 3. ___ control the flow of information written about GMOs as they provide research grants for scientists and therefore scientists are hesitant to research against them.
  3. 4. ___A cycle of dependence on GMO seeds and chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides is then created in order to grow a single crop. In addition to soil issues, the ___ used to grow GM foods naturally carries all of these problems into water sources and into the air. This exposes different bacteria, insects, and animals to the same problems.
  4. 7. One common GMO is ___
  5. 9. ___is put at risk by GMOs. When GM crops are planted, generally in a monocrop fashion, many heritage seeds are no longer used. The nature of GMOs means fewer weed flowers and, therefore, less nectar for pollinators.
  6. 12. Pollen from insect resistant corn had a negative impact on Monarch butterfly larvae. This raises long-term concerns about potential risks to Monarchs and perhaps other non-target organisms and their ___
  7. 13. Some people believe that GMO foods have more potential to trigger ___ reactions. This is because they may contain genes from an allergen — a food that prompts an allergic reaction.
  8. 15. ___released into the soil through the plants´ routes mean fewer soil bacteria, which are integral to healthy soil for plants to grow without the use of chemical fertilizers. Toxic residues are left in the soil of GM crops. Nutrients are not returned to the soil in mono crops and from GMO foods, meaning that soil is becoming dry and void of all nutrients, generally integral to the growing process.
  9. 17. The World Health Organization (WHO) discourage genetic engineers from using DNA from ___ unless they can prove that the gene itself does not cause the problem.