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Potential side effects from new genes

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The loss of other traits, e.g. seeds in bananas (sterile)

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Stigma associated with the production and distribution of GM foods

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British scientists have made a breed of genetically modified hens that produce cancer-fighting medicines in their eggs. The animals have had human genes added to their DNA so that human proteins are secreted into the whites of their eggs, along with complex medicinal proteins similar to drugs used to treat skin cancer and other diseases.

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Researchers inserted a spiders’ dragline silk gene into the goats’ DNA in such a way that the goats would make the silk protein only in their milk. This “silk milk” could then be used to manufacture a web-like material called Biosteel.

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Researchers have successfully engineered bananas, potatoes, lettuce, carrots and tobacco to produce vaccines, but they say bananas are the ideal production and delivery vehicle.

When an altered form of a virus is injected into a banana sapling, the virus’ genetic material quickly becomes a permanent part of the plant’s cells. As the plant grows, its cells produce the virus proteins, but not the infectious part of the virus. When people eat a bite of a genetically engineered banana, which is full of virus proteins, their immune systems build up antibodies to fight the disease, just like a traditional vaccine.

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Increased human life span

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Modification of animals to give them resistance to diseases

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Maximininisation of profit for agricultural industries

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Poison in scorpion tails is combined with cabbage. These genetically modified cabbages would produce scorpion poison that kills caterpillars when they bite leaves, but the toxin is modified so it isn’t harmful to humans.

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Scientists used the gene shooting method to insert a mixture of jellyfish proteins and gold dust into the eggs of a seahorse.

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We are able to fortify foods for greater nutrition to improve general health

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Treatment of Genetic Diseases e.g cystic fibrosis thus improving quality of life

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Genetically modified salmon that grows twice as fast as the conventional variety. The fish has the same flavour, texture colour, and odour as regular

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The second largest factor for the greenhouse effect. Cows naturally produce methane due to their digestion process. Agriculture research scientists from the University of Alberta worked to identify this bacterium that is responsible for methane. These cattle have 25 percent less production of methane compared to average cows

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Eventually human biology may adapt to these changes and be less responsive, creating more damage to the gene pool over the course of several generations.

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The ethical dillemma: Should humans be able to alter the natural order?

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Safety, whether scientists know enough about the human body to guarantee success every time.

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high in beta-carotene (the precursor to Vitamin A), meaning it can be given at low cost to suffering communities to decrease the rate of vitamin A deficiencies.

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Creating a wider health/wealth gap due to the high price of genetic modification

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Improving immunities to pests in crops could lead to drastic decline in the pest species, eliminating a possible major food source for another species and distrupting the food chain

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Removing illness in unborn children

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Improves understanding of genetics

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Can help influence higher crop yields therefore helping to feed people in developing countries by creating disease resistance and crops that can grow in harsh conditions