522808
Description
Mind Map by Louise Tan, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by Louise Tan
almost 11 years ago
|
|
Genetically Modified Food
- HELPFUL?
- Pest Resistance
- Consumers do not wish to eat food that has been
treated with pesticides because of potential health
hazards, and run-off of agricultural wastes from
excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers can
poison the water supply and cause harm to the
environment.
- Help eliminate the
application of chemical
pesticides
- Help eliminate the
application of chemical
pesticides
- Consumers do not wish to eat food that has been
treated with pesticides because of potential health
hazards, and run-off of agricultural wastes from
excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers can
poison the water supply and cause harm to the
environment.
- Drought Tolerance
- Creating plants that can
withstand long periods of
drought or high salt content in
soil and groundwater will help
people to grow crops in formerly
inhospitable places
- Creating plants that can
withstand long periods of
drought or high salt content in
soil and groundwater will help
people to grow crops in formerly
inhospitable places
- Disease Resistance
- Disease resistance There are
many viruses, fungi and
bacteria that cause plant
diseases. Plant biologists are
working to create plants with
genetically-engineered
resistance to these diseases
- Disease resistance There are
many viruses, fungi and
bacteria that cause plant
diseases. Plant biologists are
working to create plants with
genetically-engineered
resistance to these diseases
- Nutrition
- Scientists claim
that their
genetically altered
crops are
nutritionally
superior to
naturally occurring
crops. eg. extra
Vitamins
- Scientists claim
that their
genetically altered
crops are
nutritionally
superior to
naturally occurring
crops. eg. extra
Vitamins
- Reduce World Hunger
- GM seeds can produce
bigger, more reliable crops.
GM seeds will help poor
farmers grow more food for
themselves and more
profitable crops for the
marketplace
- GM seeds can produce
bigger, more reliable crops.
GM seeds will help poor
farmers grow more food for
themselves and more
profitable crops for the
marketplace
- Pest Resistance
- HARMFUL?
- Introducing allergens
and toxins to food
- Soy allergies jumped 50% in the
U.K. just after GM soy was
introduced
- GM crops which have
additional proteins or altered
genetic composition could result
in toxic and allergic reactions in
certain people.
- Soy allergies jumped 50% in the
U.K. just after GM soy was
introduced
- Antibiotic
Resistance
- Genes
- Hazardous genes from
GE foods can become
inserted into your own
genes.
- Hazardous genes from
GE foods can become
inserted into your own
genes.
- Reproductive Effects
- There is substantial evidence of
toxicity and reproductive effects
associated with GM foods.
- Sheep that grazed on Bt-cotton
plants in India exhibited nasal
discharge, reddish and erosive
mouth lesions, cough, bloat,
diarrhea, and occasional
red-colored urine.
- Sheep that grazed on Bt-cotton
plants in India exhibited nasal
discharge, reddish and erosive
mouth lesions, cough, bloat,
diarrhea, and occasional
red-colored urine.
- There is substantial evidence of
toxicity and reproductive effects
associated with GM foods.
- Crop Contamination
- The growing of GM
crops could result in
cross-pollination
between GM crops and
non-GM and organic
crops thereby
contaminating them.
- The growing of GM
crops could result in
cross-pollination
between GM crops and
non-GM and organic
crops thereby
contaminating them.
- Unhealthy
- Genes inserted into GM soy, for
example, can transfer into the DNA
of bacteria living inside us
- Animal studies showing
organ damage,
gastrointestinal and immune
system disorders,
accelerated aging, and
infertility
- Animal studies showing
organ damage,
gastrointestinal and immune
system disorders,
accelerated aging, and
infertility
- Genes inserted into GM soy, for
example, can transfer into the DNA
of bacteria living inside us
- Increase Herbicide Use
- Most GM crops are
engineered to be "herbicide
tolerant"
- Between 1996 and 2008,
Farmers sprayed an extra 383
million pounds of herbicide on
GMCs. Overuse of Roundup
results in "superweeds," resistant
to the herbicide. This is causing
farmers to use even more toxic
herbicides every year.
- Between 1996 and 2008,
Farmers sprayed an extra 383
million pounds of herbicide on
GMCs. Overuse of Roundup
results in "superweeds," resistant
to the herbicide. This is causing
farmers to use even more toxic
herbicides every year.
- Most GM crops are
engineered to be "herbicide
tolerant"
- Introducing allergens
and toxins to food
Media attachments
Want to create your own Mind Maps for free with GoConqr? Learn more.