Vaccine Bananas by Farah Khan

Vaccine Bananas by Farah Khan https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb Bananas that are genetically modified to carry vaccines en-us 2020-11-20 16:07:43 UTC 2020-11-20 17:22:49 UTC hello@padlet.com GMO 253905 https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb/wish/945875043 An organism that is produced through genetic engineering. Vaccine bananas are genetically modified when modified DNA is spliced again into Agrobacterium, which naturally affects bananas along with other plants. When the banana is cloned, it divided into many cells, inheriting the modified DNA and grows into a complete banana plant, the choler responds. The immune system then responds which provides immunity to the original disease. Bananas provide a home to many different species of plants and animals and absorb carbon dioxide. They are grown in tropical environments. The banana was first modified to carry vaccines in 1996.]]> 2020-11-20 16:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb/wish/945875043 Vaccine Bananas Description 253905 https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb/wish/945977912 Bananas were modified to carry vaccines because they can provide developing countries with a cheap way to protect children from life-threatening
diseases. Bananas are also a common food staple in many countries, they don't be refrigerated, and can be usually eaten raw. The DNA is modified by having a strand of the cholera is spliced to create millions of copies of the DNA. The modified DNA is then spliced again into Agrobacterium. The purpose is so that when the Agrobacterium attacks a banana cell, the bacterial DNA is introduced into the plant cell and causes it to create proteins like those found in the original cholera bacterium. Cholera DNA is still present in bananas and they have DNA to determine their traits.

]]> 2020-11-20 16:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb/wish/945977912 Risks and Benefits 253905 https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb/wish/946064105 Risks
1) The impact on the environment could be negative. Bananas are homes to many species which can be reduced as bananas are going to be picked to be genetically modified.
2) New allergens could be introduced which isn't good for people who already suffer from allergies.
Benefits
1) The vitamin A that you will get from these genetically modified bananas can help prevent early blindness.
2) The nutrient levels are higher which is important as nutrients are essential for the human body.]]> 2020-11-20 16:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb/wish/946064105 Sources Cited 253905 https://padlet.com/253905/ihgjrxfdagyyxzkb/wish/946107042 Works Cited

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Josephs, Molly. “Find the DNA in a Banana.” Scientific American, 12 May 2011, www.scientificamerican.com/article/find-the-dna-in-a-banana-bring-science-home/.

Kiernan, Vincent. “Yes, We Have Vaccinating Bananas.” New Scientist, 2019, www.newscientist.com/article/mg15120480-600-yes-we-have-vaccinating-bananas/.

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