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Study on University of Iowa Students’ Opinion on GMOs Hunter Brown University of Iowa Abstract Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are any organism – plant, animal, bacteria – that has a modified genome and may be the answer to help answer the food production problem in the world.   As GMOs become more mainstream in the food supply, many people are questioning if GMOs are truly safe to eat.   This study gauged what University of Iowa students think about GMOs and what research should be done to ensure the safety of GMOs. Additionally, two interviews with a professor of genetics and a produce expert were conducted to discuss the literature of GMOs. We found that most students are not picky when buying groceries, pro-GMO, but they are worried about the long-term effects of a majority GMO diet. This study may be used to shift the focus of research to persuade public opinion on the safety of GMOs. Study on University ...
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Writing Analysis: Scientific Writing in the Biological Sciences Introduction             Biology is the natural science that studies life, how other organisms interact with each other, how organisms are structured, functions, and behave.  Modern biology has become an eclectic field, from animal behavior and mechanosensation to genetics and biochemistry, there are plenty of things to write about as a researcher.  Specifically, I will be focusing on my field of interest: research genetics.  Twelve years after the Human Genome Project, researchers are hard at work discovering and documenting how the nucleic bases that code who we are affects our physic, mental pathways, even down to whether we like cilantro on our burritos or not.  I have interviewed Dr.  Kevin Christie, Post-doctoral at the Eberl Fly Lab and Assistant in Instructing at the University of Iowa, to discuss h...
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GMO Safety Hunter Brown University of Iowa Introduction For twelve millennia humans have crossed-breed the best of two crops or animals in the hopes of spawning a better version of the two.  It is how we get a diversity of crops and livestock such as bok choi, bananas, corn, domesticated horses, and cows.  Today, we have accelerated and expanded upon artificial selection to the point where we can add traits form one organism to another directly.  This advancement in technology has given us new farming techniques, treatment, and even new organisms.  Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are any living things whose genetic information has been altered through genetic engineering.  This can be brought through gene therapy, artificial selection, or shooting ultraviolet light at a plant to induce mutations.  Changes introduced to crops can give them the ability to be drought resistance, pesticide/herbicide resistance, and more nutrition.  ...
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