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Let’s Discuss GMO Effects on the Environment | GMO Answers Fakty Jebać fałsz 2 Views • 3 years ago

How do GMOs affect the environment? If you’re interested in conservation and sustainable farming methods, then you should find out just how the environment benefits from GMOs.

People sometimes assume that GMOs are bad for the environment. But, did you know that GMOs are one of the best tools farmers can use to protect our natural resources, like water, land and air?

During the last 20 years, GMO technology has helped reduce pesticide application by 8% and improve crop yields by 22%.

Genetically modified organisms are a type of plant breeding technology which is designed to help farmers preserve resources and use less chemicals, like pesticides, in their farming methods. GMO seeds that are pest-resistant allow farmers to use less pesticide applications.

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I love the environment so I don’t think I like GMOs.

Actually, GMOs are one of the best tools farmers have to protect and preserve water, air, land and even limit the impact of climate change.

I don’t know – that’s not what I hear?

Please let me explain: GMOs are one of several plant breeding technologies that help farmers grow more food using less inputs like pesticides and land. In fact, during the last 20 years, GMOs have reduced pesticide applications by more than 8% and increased crop yields by 22%. This increased yield means farmers kept 48 million acres of land from agricultural production, decreasing potential deforestation and harm to ecosystems. Without GMO seeds, we would need to convert the equivalent of almost all of our US national parks to farmland to get the same amount of yield. GMOs also help improve air quality. GMO crops allow farmers to till their fields less often, using less tractor fuel and releasing trapped CO2 in the soil, reducing carbon emissions by 58.8 billion lbs. That’s like removing nearly 12 million cars from the road for a whole year. GMOs also help reduce water pollution. Less soil till also means better moisture retention in the soil and reduced run-off, saving more than 6,400 bodies of water from clogging by soil, crop residue and chemicals. GMOs benefit not only the environment but also our daily lives. Without them we would have increased CO2 emissions, crop yield declines and a major loss of forest and pasture land. Overall, less sustainability on how we grow our food.

Thanks – this is great information, but I still have a lot of questions.

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GMO: 10 Foods you didn't know were Genetically Modified Organisms! Fakty Jebać fałsz 2 Views • 3 years ago

GMO: 10 Foods you didn't know were Genetically Modified Organisms! Now, you most likely keep an eye on sugar contents and other unhealthy ingredients that you need to eat in moderation, but how many of you watch out for genetically modified foods? Most probably not many of you! For most this won’t be an issue, but if you live in the U.S., there’s a good chance that at least some of your food has been genetically modified. Stay tuned to number 1 to find out which item you thought would be completely natural…is actually genetically modified!

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Number 10: Canola.
Developed through conventional plant breeding, Canola was developed by breeding rapeseed, which has been in use for millennia, and was even used as fuel by many ancient civilizations. The first Genetically Modified version was originally bred by University of Manitoba, Canada by Keith Downey and Baldur R. Stefansson during the 1970s. That strain was called Roundup Ready canola, developed to have a tolerance to glyphosate. This was done by introducing two genes, the first called Agrobacterium, which is a common soil bacterium, with a gene from Ochrobactiurm antroi strain LBAA… which honestly won’t mean much to most of us. Surprisingly, a whopping 90% of the U.S canola crop is genetically modified.
Number 9: Potatoes.
Nearly all of us will be familiar with the hardy potato that has been a stable part of diets for thousands of years, but did you know some strains have been genetically modified? The potato was first domesticated in modern-day southern Peru in between 8000 and 5000BCE. It was first introduced to Europe following the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire and since then it has been introduced to all corners of the world. An estimated 382 tons of potatoes were produced in 2014 with the People’s Republic of China producing the most at 95.5 million tons. In recent years genetic researchers have produced several genetically modified varieties of potatoes. The New Leaf potato was genetically modified to resist attacks from the Colorado potato beetle, but was unsuccessful in making a dent in the market so sales were discontinued in 2001.
In more recent years, the USDA approved a modified potato, the Innate potato, which contains genetic modifications that reduced or prevented bruising. Although these have gone into circulation, the Food and Water Watch petitioned McDonald’s, a major consumer of potatoes, to not use the new strain of potato. Thankfully, McDonald’s agreed. So if you eat McDonald’s fries, at least you don’t need to worry about consuming this particular GM food!
Number 8: Eggplant.
Eggplant, also known as aubergine, has been cultivated in southern and eastern Asia since prehistory. Strangely, the plant has also played a role in Italian and Egyptian folklore. In the 13th century Italy and 19th century Egypt, the plant was liked to cause or increased levels of insanity amongst the populace. The genetically modified version of the eggplant is also known as Bt Brinjal, and was created by inserting crystal protein gene taken from bacterium Becillus thuringiensis to make it resistant to pests. It works by enabling the plant to produce a toxin that kills the worms that devastate crops. This strain of the eggplant is only cultivated in Bangladesh, but as it is only a recent phenomenon it is too early to judge its success.
Number 7: Papaya
Papaya is native to Mexico and northern South America, but has since been introduced to Florida, California, Hawaii and other tropical and subtropical regions like India. It turns out that only the female plants are used for cultivation, though, as the male plants provide poorer quality fruit. In 2014 India produce 44% of the world’s total estimated at 12.7 million tons – which is a lot of papaya. But it hasn’t been an easy ride for the plant. Papaya production was hit with a deadly virus that nearly wiped out the entire world crop. The virus, known as papaya ringspot, first hit the crop in Hawaii in the 1940s and within 50 years the virus had spread to nearly every area that grew the crop. Regardless of whether you agree with the GM food industry, if it wasn’t for the Hawaiian born scientist, Dennis Gonsalves, we wouldn’t be able to feast on the delicious fruit today.
His creation, known as the Rainbow papaya, was designed to be resistant to the virus, and has ensured a stable and sustainable income for the people of Hawaii and other places it’s grown. It clear that the genetically modified papaya has helped ensure its continued availability today. So…maybe not all GM foods are bad.

Are GMOs Good or Bad? Fakty Jebać fałsz 2 Views • 3 years ago

Are GMOs really the dangerous experimental foods that activists claim? Patrick Moore cuts through the hype and gives you the facts: how GMOs improve our lives, and how they can save millions of people in the developing world from hunger and disease -- if we only let them.

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We are all genetically modified organisms, all 7 billion of us and every other creature on earth produced by sexual reproduction. I point this out because "genetically modified" has become a loaded term that is misused to describe recombinant DNA biotechnology, one of the most important technological advances in the 10,000-year history of agriculture. Throw in bogus, Hollywood-inspired terms like Franken Foods, Killer Tomatoes, and Terminator Seeds, and you have the makings of one of the most groundless anti-science campaigns in the history of anti-science campaigns.

We have been modifying the genetics of plants and animals since agriculture and the domestication of animals began. The anti-GMO activists counter, "Nature never moves DNA from one species to another; therefore GMOs are 'unnatural'." Not so. Genes have been moving across species' boundaries since life began. Bacteria routinely carry fragments of DNA from one species to another, and that DNA is sometimes incorporated into the genes of the host species.

This random movement of genetic material has been one of the driving forces in the development of species. The human genome, for example, has 70 percent of its genes in common with the sea urchin. Why wouldn't we harness this naturally occurring phenomenon to improve the makeup of our food and fiber crops?

Today 18 million farmers in 28 countries are growing genetically modified crops on 448 million acres, 12 percent of the world's farmland, or about the same area as all US cropland. It would be at least three times that if not for bans and restrictions in many countries -- bans and restrictions that are irrational, anti-science, and terribly harmful to the world's poor.

Every credible science, health, and nutrition organization in the world says the genetically modified food available today is safe -- without reservation. This includes the World Health Organization, the European Commission, and the Society for Toxicology.

How many people know, for example, that the Durum Wheat used to make most of our pasta had its DNA modified by exposing seeds to high-level gamma radiation? And there is no labeling required!

But what about those supposedly evil seed companies like Monsanto? Aren't they trying to "control the world's food supply?"

First, let's remember that these companies are not weapons manufacturers or drug cartels; they are trying to make better seeds for agriculture. Second, the seed companies don't decide which seeds to plant; farmers make that decision. The fact is these companies have done massive good. Millions of people have nutritious food to eat thanks to their innovative work, work that has also reduced the use of pesticides.

Recently the first comprehensive study of genetically modified crop performance reported some surprising numbers. On average, GM crops increased yield by 22 percent, reduced pesticide use 37 percent, and increased farmer profits by 68 percent.

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