Science has been a prevalent topic over the course of history. Moreover, as scientific research continues to develop it sometimes is contradictory towards the humanities. Similarly, the focus on genetically modified organisms (GMO) have been fundamental in highlighting the difference between science and the humanities. Consequently, this paper will emphasize the ethics of genetically modified organisms and the basic ethical concepts and theories necessary for reflecting upon moral beliefs using scholarly resources that underline that if people are aware of genetically modified organism they will tend to disregard GMOs.
Entine, Jon. “2000+ Reasons Why GMOs Are Safe to Eat and Environmentally Sustainable.” Forbes. Forbes, 14 Oct. 2014.
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Hontz-Ward displays that different cultures have distinct opinions on GMOs. Hence this exploits the ethical values and identifies the vital connection between GMOs and the humanities. This article is written for a religious audience that implants religious and culture to their ethical values. Over all Hontz-Ward contradicts that crops that are not grown are genetically modified therefore some cultures refuse to buy them. Hence this article supports Schiffman’s article which also states that people that are informed on the effects of GMOs are more likely to not buy these good than the uneducated that do not know the outcomes or possible effects of these products.
Kaldveer, Zack. “13 lies GMO labeling opponents are recycling in Washington state.” 21 Aug. 2013. Print.
Zack Kaldveer does a unique review of GMOs and concludes that GMOs are risk free and are not harmful to the environment. Kaldveer uses evident facts and provides a well-organized journal to promote that GMOs should be studied so that the user can be educated and have enough knowledge to decipherer whether to buy or avoid GMOs. Further, this article is written for an environmentalist audience since it provides a gist of the environmental impacts and shows that the ethics that involve making decisions can be greatly influenced by the background knowledge one might have pertaining the topic. This journal relates to Entine’s article since
In 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first GMO, Flavr Savr tomato, for sale on grocery store shelves. Uninformed, the people continued buying and consuming the “normal” grocery store products. However, as the number of GMOs in markets increased, the world noticed a higher number of cancers, food allergies, and antibiotic resistances. One reason for creating GM crops is due to the fact that big corporations gain huge profit. In “10 scientific studies proving GMOs can be harmful to human health”, Arjun Walia passionately asserts that genetically modified organisms are extremely detrimental to a person’s health. I agree with Arjun Walia’s claim because a plethora of studies show the negative effects of genetically modified organisms. The world should eliminate the creation of genetically modified organisms because the products ruin the environment, cause economic issues with
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Franken-Fears: An Analysis of Chapter 6 in The Book “The Food Police” Chapter 6, titled Franken-Fears, in the book, “The Food Police”, discusses the hot button topic of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, and how they play an integral role in feeding the world. If one were to google “Genetically Modified Organisms”, they would immediately see that about half of the articles are vehemently against the use of GMOs and about half are enthusiastically supporting the use of GMOs. It is quite difficult to sift through all the so called “facts”, so Jayson Lusk comprised a whole chapter dedicated to the real facts about GMOs.
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In the essay “Genetically Modified Food: Watching What We Eat,” by Julie Cooper, she argues against the rampant use of genetically modified food (GMO) without any current form of regulation. Cooper discusses the possibility of health risks to those consuming foods with altered genes and the food’s capabilities to have far-reaching health risks. She continues with a discussion as to how and why the creation and use of the GMOs have become so unregulated. She then discusses the response, which is the public’s cry for their right to make informed choices. Other topics discusses are the political, environmental, and corporate ramifications of the rise of GMOs.
In this research project, the question that initially guided my ideas was “How safe are Genetically Modified Organisms?" Beyond further investigation of the topic, I took the route of GM Feed to assess the animals that are being prepared for our consumption. Therefore whether there is some sort of GM contamination in the body of the animals with a GM diet, it allows me to make my own stance on the potential risks and safety of GMOs for animals and humans. With conductive research on scholarly articles and journals that investigate the study of animals fed GM Crops, I plan to explain to my audience that GM foods have more benefits
In this article, Tamara Thompson asks common questions regarding genetically modified organisms otherwise known as GMOs. She gives a decent definition of GMOs as plant seeds that are modified to resist certain insects as well as harsh weather conditions. It is a very biased article, drawing attention to the company, Monsanto, in particular. She repeatedly assures her readers that GMOs are safe and that Monsanto currently works to the standards of organizations, such as the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA), Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She concludes with the benefits of GMOs nutritional value and how they contribute to reducing draws on natural resources such as fossil fuels. This article was beneficial, although biased it gave insight to what companies such as Monsanto want the public to believe. I found this article in Opposing Viewpoints with the search entry being genetically modified foods.
The topic of GMOs is controversial, debatable, often perplexing, and still in need of more research. It is difficult to prescribe a clear way to approach this issue, and proposing a concrete solution is almost impracticable considering the impacting social factors involved. However, it is an issue that deserves attention, and even though selecting on ethical approach may be challenging and controversial, it must be achieved in order to generate possible solutions and alternatives to the
If one were to go the grocery store, most likely than not they would find foods labeled as “Non-GMO.” Recently, genetically modified organisms have faced stigma and have led to this. Therefore, it is important to understand what a GMO is and its history, examples of GMOs used today, and ethical considerations.
The field of human development is an intriguing but complicated field. It has many facets to it. Research processes used in the field of human development includes the following; experimental method, correlation method and the case study method. All these methods share one thing in common, to study the changes in individuals over time. There are also ethical standards researchers must follow.
The article contains necessary information to support why GMOs are more beneficial than harmful. The author believes that, “consumers should weigh the positives with the negatives and embrace this innovative process.” In the article, the author provides information about GMOs to be concerned about but successfully gives
Thesis: With the impending push for more widely available genetically modified or engineered organisms (GMOs), and the recent re-regulation of the labeling of such products, GMOs are an important topic worthy of class debate.
Since the development of genetic engineering in the 1970s, scholars have questioned its ethical justification, claiming that it was playing God’ and was unnatural. Others claimed that humans have always altered their environment to benefit themselves. An example is that of genetically modified crops which some people believe can be justified for a number of reasons. The food has better taste and quality and a greater resistance to pests and diseases; it is environmentally friendly in that it does not require chemical pesticides and will conserve soil, water and energy; and it offers the world’s
Genetically modified organisms are living organisms whose DNA is replicated in order to survive harsh conditions and they are also known as transgenic organisms because it involves the transfer of genes (author pg #). The use of biotechnology and artificial selection develops the way GMOs are created by finding desired traits in different organisms (Phillips 1). Phillips, author of “Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Transgenic Crops and Recombinant DA Technology” includes in her article, “Crop plants, farm animals, and soil bacteria are . . . examples . . .that have been subject to genetic engineering” (Phillips 1). The ethics of GMOs is a widely controversial topic that has been discussed ever since
As a society, we need to understand that there are many benefits to the adoption of GMOs and to be well informed to not confuse the conventional and engineering processes. The opposition on this topic is that genetically modified organisms are considered unnatural for the fact “that directly modifying the genome is qualitatively different from any previously used technique” (Marris). That is honestly true, because bioengineering is a modern technological tool that permits us to advance and manipulate the genetic code. Health, environmental, and socio-economical issues also factor in when talking about genetically modified organisms and what the public views. When questioning the safety of GMOs, “many fail to remember that even organic products can cause allergies and illnesses to those