6.01 Biotechnology: GMO by Luca Piccinini https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja Risks of GMOs en-us 2021-04-09 22:54:40 UTC 2021-04-10 21:48:53 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Genetic Engineering? s181665 https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401710330 Genetic Engineering is the use of technology to change an organism's genes. Current technology  allows us to add or remove gene information from organisms. An organism that goes through the process of adding and/or removing genes is called GMO (genetically modified organism).]]> 2021-04-09 22:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401710330 Risk to an Individual: Changing a Person's Genes. s181665 https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401712572 One of the bigger concerns about GMO food is that some of the genetically DNA can be unstable which may cause unintended mutations that can not only damage the food being ingested, but also the person eating it. There is evidence that shows mutated DNA is tied to cancer, autism, and other illnesses that harmful to an individual. ]]> 2021-04-09 22:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401712572 Risk to the environment: Evolution of Super-weeds and Super-pests. s181665 https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401712847 The production GMOs can lead to the evolution of super-weeds, weeds that can no longer be killed by herbicides, as it has happened before. This is also the same for super-pests, pests that have become resistant to toxins that are on pest resistant crops. ]]> 2021-04-09 22:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401712847 Risk to Society: Lack of Regulation. s181665 https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401713097 When compare to Europe, the United Sates seems to have very lax regulations regarding  labeling and industry restrictions  controlling GMO companies. The United States needs to make sure to request more extensive testing on GMO products that are imported into the country always keeping in mind public health first. ]]> 2021-04-09 22:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1401713097 s181665 https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1403147324 2021-04-10 20:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/s181665/c0i8zkkhfrd75zja/wish/1403147324