The Pros And Cons Of Biotechnology

Over the years, there have been several studies published on the health effect of yogurt and the bacteria that companies use to produce yogurt. There have been studies done on animals and humans to investigate the benefits. According to The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, “the United States uses lactic acid producing bacteria known as (LAB) which

Over the years humanity has experienced a significant increase in the world population, and today that number continues to rise. With an increase in people, the demand for food goes up tremendously. Agricultural science has continuously developed new technologies that have enhanced the efficiency and value of agricultural production. Although the enhancements increase the production of agricultural goods, it’s important to understand the impacts it has on our environment and food system. In this book review, I will discuss both the cultural and natural dimensions of Agricultural Biotechnology, and how it relates to our current problems in Human Relations. I will also provide personal insights and feelings in regards to the book titled

Biotechnology is the manipulation of microorganisms, through DNA manipulation and bioprocess manipulation for industrial, health, and food industries. Although, there are many different types of biotechnologies; agriculture is the leading type of biotechnology that has affected humans for thousands of years - and will continue to make a large impact for the future of humanity. What exactly is agricultural biotechnology? Agricultural biotechnology, or agritech, is a combination of tools to improve or manipulate microorganisms, or parts thereof, for agricultural use - such as bacteria resistant, improve crop yield, and the list goes on. Biotechnology, in specifies, agricultural biotechnology has been used for thousands of years. Scientists do not have a specific date as to when agritech was first utilized, but they have concluded that approximately ten thousand to twenty thousand years BC, early humans domesticated plants and animals. Overtime, the desired plants and animals were bred - the desired, and overall better quality plants and animals were selectively bred. Thus overtime, unknowingly

Merriam-Webster defines biotechnology as the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals.) Biotechnology is therefore utilized in many different fields of study, research, and production. These fields of biotechnology use are separated into groups by colors. Green biotechnology refers to the use of biotechnology in the agricultural field, red biotechnology to the medical field, and white biotechnology to the industrial field. Some examples of each would be the selection and domestication of plants via micropropagation through the use of green biotechnology, designing organisms to produce antibiotics via red biotechnology, and designing organisms to produce useful chemicals via white biotechnology.

In the Los Angeles city their many people that don't know what their food contains and what they are consuming.The kenish family has discovered that the food their children have been consuming contains GMOs. They were confused and didn't know what to do with what the doctor was telling them about Genetically Modified Organism. As a result the Kenish were fuming that their child was suffering because they weren't warmed about GMOs.However, the child already had a serious damage in his organs and unfortunately the doctors couldn't treat the organ because the GMOs had already developed and was penetrated in his organ.Therefore child couldn’t survive and he died.People in the city are sure that every fruit and vegetable they consume its organic,

The process of fermentation produces beneficial enzymes and lactic acid, which inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria and encourages the production of probiotics, which includes lactobacilli. This increases the body’s ability to digest foods consumed. It enhances the body’s ability to absorb the rich vitamins and nutrients found in them. Fermented foods also help to regulate the acids found in the stomach, increasing the levels produced or

Probiotics also referred as "good bacteria" are considered helpful in suppressing potentially detrimental bacteria and in strengthening the digestive tract.

The term biotechnology defines itself. Bio means life and technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. Therefor, biotechnology is the manipulation of organisms primarily in the fields of agriculture, food science, and medicine to modify and enhance products, plants, and animals as well as develop other microorganisms to invent useful things or solve problems.

Some benefits can also benefit the product itself. Like many other lactic acid bacteria lactobacillus plantarum229v releases lactic acid if in dairy based product lactic acid might bring a negative side effect of giving it a crude rancid taste and smell in juices with a sour taste like orange, black current, and mango these lactic acid give or enhance the taste. According to a 2006 study of comparison of both probiotic and non-probiotic juice, juices containing lactobacillus plantarum yields a higher mark with emphasis on them being more fragrant and tasteful. Another side effect of these lactic acid is that the lactobacillus plantarum uses the lactic acid to control competing microorganism this affects the product by giving it a longer shelf life without any excessive amount of sugar and or any other added preservative.it is also worth mentioning that by eliminating the need of any preservative production cost can be cut down significantly and the product can now avoid any problems based on the use of

The use of transgenic organisms can be extremely beneficial, especially in the agriculture industry. Some people have problems with using genetically altered food to feed the population. However, there are many benefits in transgenic organism use in agriculture, that it would be an enormous waste not to take advantage of the technology that has become available in recent years. As the CEO of Monsanto, a biotechnology firm that searches for new agricultural innovations to make our world more sustainable, I firmly believe that transgenic organisms greatly benefit the world in which we live by increasing crop production, conserving energy, and improving the lives of people in every community. Recently, science has allowed us to change and

Welcome to the age of an agricultural revolution as everyday biotechnology continues to bring innovation to human’s most basic needs – food. Food is essential to any living organism, providing energy for our production and nutrients for our protection. Without this fundamental element, life cannot exist. Our lack to produce our own energy, like plants, causes us to become dependent on others for survival. Humans existence is attributed only to the million years of evolution our food source underwent to sustain our survival. Changing the primary nature of our food source, whether it is plant or animal, directs mankind in a dangerous future if our food dependency is permanently hampered. Welcome to the age of an agricultural devolution

Five studies were found that coincide with the study selection criteria for on the effects of fermented milk on cholesterol levels. Although some studies do not agree, a consensus can still be reached. Five studies were found that agree consuming fermented milk products helps to lower cholesterol levels. Of these studies Agerbaek et al., (1995) conducted a six-week study on fifty-eight healthy, non-obese males with normal cholesterol levels, all were age forty-four. Participants were randomly placed in either the fermented milk or placebo group; the placebo consisted of milk cultured with non-living bacteria and the fermented milk was fermented with E. faecium and two strains of S. termophilus. Participants drank 200 ml per day of either fermented or placebo milk. The diet of each individual was not altered at any time during the study. After six weeks, total cholesterol was significantly reduced by 14.3 mg/dL while the placebo had no significant change. LDL cholesterol levels had a 10% reduction, a 16.24 mg/dL decrease while HDL cholesterol levels were unchanged. Agerbaek et al., (1995) determined that fermented milk should significantly decrease total cholesterol and LDL levels in middle-aged men.

Biotechnology is used everyday to change life, as we know it. In fact, people don’t realize that early humans used biotechnology 10,000 years ago. Early humans were producing beer, wine, bread, and yogurt by means of fermentation. Biotechnology is any technique that uses organisms or their products to make a new product, to improve the life of humans or to develop microorganisms for specific scientific uses (Paul Cooley, 2014). As early as 1500 BC humans were storing plants with certain traits such as disease resistance in order to selectively breed certain plants with certain traits to better their lives (Jeffrey Kruck-Langland, 1999). A huge breakthrough in biotechnology was the creation of penicillin in 1942 (Paul Cooley 2014). This was a huge breakthrough and it save a lot of lives from disease during World War II. According to Paul Cooley (2014) in 1980 biotechnology was used to rid the world of smallpox. Much disease such as breast cancer has been discovered through biotechnology such as breast cancer and Parkinson’s disease (Paul Cooley, 2014). They found these diseases to be gene related. In 1997 a sheep was cloned from a single adult cell through biotechnology (Paul, Cooley, 2014). Biotechnology has been a very important part in many ways to human life, but most people do not realize that Biotechnology may extend human life and create a better world of organisms. Biotechnology affects agriculture, the energy used to power

What is biotechnology? Biotechnology is the use of cellular and biomolecular processes in modern technology in order to reduce the use of chemicals and other harmful products. This not only can improve our own lives, but also make our planet a better place and our future a little less bleak. But what does biotechnology entail? And how long has it been around? As you will recall, we discussed the like of bread and cheese previously. Simply put, that is biotechnology… at its oldest of around 6,000 years! However, it was little more than a 100 years ago that science started catching on to the fact that microorganisms were responsible for all of these things happening around them.

Biotechnology refers to using technology in biology. Some of the terms in biotechnology need to be defined here, because the public perception and regulations differ depending on what type of biotechnology is used. Biotechnology includes modifying the DNA or the genetic material of an organism to achieve a desired trait. Selective breeding is when two varieties of the same species are combined to produce a desired trait: for example, food crops have been genetically modified by humans for years using conventional selective breeding by cultivation and propagation techniques. GMOs are genetically modified organisms. Genetic engineering is when a person directly engineers or manipulates the DNA. (1)