(AAAS 2012) What's more, a large amount of science-oriented publications including Nature and Scientific American have taken a hard look at the safety of GM technology and all came to the conclusion that there's no evidence showing GM foods are detrimental to human beings. ... In addition, many a governmental regulatory agency, scientific institution as well as major health union in the whole world have achieved consensus on the security of GM foods. ... So GM technology is really a win-win solution for both the farmers and the customers. Apart from this, GM technology is more envi...

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With the use technology, scientists are able to genetically modify, as known as GM, foods to make them seem more beneficial to a humans' health, preserve them longer, and to create an ability to not rot. ... With the use of an outrageous cartoon, Wilson shows scientists using high technology machines to make vegetables immune to be eaten by insects. ... In the heavily syntactical essay The Method of Scientific Investigation, 1863 written by Thomas Henry Huxley, Huxley elaborates on the scientific method which is still used today. ... The scientific method isn't just used in the labs ...

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However the genetically modified foods in the marketplace has resulted in a public debate, scientific discussion, and media coverage,which is come with the human health and a variety of ecologogical problems.There are , therefore ,.many arguments both for and against the issue. ... The scientists were also concerned about how farmers would apply this technology under real conditions. ... The attainment of these benefits is being driven by a rapidly expanding base of scientific innovation, generation of wealth by creation of new products, reduction in production costs and an increase in yield o...

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Phillips demonstrates the advances in technology that humans are capable of using. ... The advantages of using this technology can be seen worldwide. ... According to the Asian Network for Scientific Information, the company, Monsanto, has engineered their soybeans to be resistant to their herbicide, Roundup®. ... According to the Asian Network for Scientific Information, "The fears that people opposing the technology producing GM crops are associated with a wider spectrum of issues includes that the companies are more interested in increasing their profits than in protecting the envi...

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Countless organizations like Greenpeace and PSRAST (Physicians and Scientists for the Responsible Application of Science and Technology) have concentrated their efforts on increasing public awareness and hopefully thwarting such scientific progress. ... While defenders of this technology argue that all of these risks mentioned are low, critics to genetic modification argue that we do not know enough about this technology to rule out any of those possibilities and they also mention the fact there has been some evidence of damage to the environment. ... The reason being is that there is really...

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For instance, as "Scientific American" reported, a new kind of tomato modified contains a geraniol, a rose-smelling flavor gene from lemon basil won a taste test against regular tomatoes during a blind test(Minkel). ... As the table from PG economics shown, due to the GM technology, the incremental yields for soybeans were 30 percent in 2007 compared to 1996. ... For the consumers, GM technology can lead cheaper prices of foods, and therefore improve people's living and eating quality. ... Many authorized scientific communities, including American Association for the Advancemen...

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This debate over the safety of genetically modified food is intense in the scientific world as well as in the public domain of the consumer. ... Alan McHughen states, "A genetically modified organism's genetic material has been intentionally changed through the use of recombinant DNA technology. ... Séralini's study has fallen under the scrutiny of the corporate funded scientific community, since it stands to contradict all the research that was conducted previously (on the corporate dime). ... With the renewed interest from the independent scientific community, there cou...

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In today's world, our scientific discoveries have taken us far enough to be able to prevent inherited diseases that people are born with as a result of their gene makeup. ... Genetic engineering is inherently controversial because it involves the scientific manipulation of life on a very basic level. ... This statement clearly leaves out many controversial issues such as cloning and "designer" babies, but as technology grows, maybe so will society and their views. ...

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As scientific technology is expanding by leaps and bounds, so too has agriculture and the methods used to produce the ever increasing demand for use of farm commodities. ... The herbicide-tolerant, insect-resistant seed creates the need for decreased chemical application, but GM seed usually costs a considerable amount more than traditional seed along with the technology fees that are acquired. ... The results of evaluating each variable create elasticity--the change in a particular impact (pesticide use, yields, or net returns) Conclusions can be drawn across the agricultural sector as more p...

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Meanwhile, supporters argue about the potential economic benefits that this type of technology could bring to the world, and the overall benefits that it could have on foods. ... Chemical companies have jumped on this new technology. ... Soon, these products will have no effect on pests, and scientists will have to come up with more advanced technologies. ...

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Biotechnology is any technique that uses organisms or their products to make a new product, to improve the life of humans or to develop microorganisms for specific scientific uses (Cooley, 2014). ... According to Gargesi (2013) green biotechnology uses modern technology to explore plants like organisms. ... As biotech processes replace old rust-belt technologies, they are enabling a transformation from a petroleum-based economy to a bio-based economy....

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"Using the tools of bio-technology, researchers are working to reduce the bitterness in citrus fruits, reduce saturated fats in cooking oils, produce more flavorful tomatoes, and even lessen the gassiness caused by beans" (Bren 4). ... No doubt, any dangerous food production through genetic engineering should be banned until scientifically shown that it is safe for everyone. ...

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Genetic engineering is the "Scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism. ... They would allow human manipulation of our genes arguing that Jesus was a healer and we are just using technology to take this a step further. ...

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