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1. I will continue with my topic from Assignment 2: Are GMO foods safe for human consumption? This question is important because we will need to double our food production by 2050 as the global population increases. GMO food and crops are a potential answer to this problem for their high nutrient content, longer shelf life, and resistance against pests and droughts. 2. My research questions are how does university students think about GMO foods and what research should be conducted to make GMOs proven to be safe. People can add what research could change people's minds about the negative stigma against GMOs. 3. My research method will consist of surveys online and in person. I will ask college students about their opinions on GMO foods and how safe they think GMO foods are. I will also ask some professors in the Department of Biology on their take and a manager at my work who is a nutrition expert, retired fitness instructor, and a retired chef.

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.  On the other hand, some are afraid

Introduction Hook- 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, banana, 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 Question- Are GMO foods safe to eat, nutritional, and easy to grow for consumers? Thesis- GMO foods when eaten are safe and nutritious, but we should be cautious of the pollen that can spread from the crops and unintentionally hurt plants and animals. Body 1: Many of the experts in the articles say that GMOs, when eaten by humans, are completely safe (Freedman, 2013; Williams, 2018; Verma, 2011; de Santis 2018).   Some articles do cite the risks of altering an area of a crop’s DNA and producing unintentional results (Ludwig, 2018). 2: GMO farming has shown impr

Grid of Common points: Safety for human consumption, Nutrition, Animal tests, Economy, Farming World Health Organization Safety for human consumption p. 22 Food allergies or hypersensitivities are adverse reactions to foods triggered by the immune system. Within the different types of reactions involved, non-immunological intolerances to food and reactions involving components of the immune system need to be differentiated. The former may invoke reactions such as bloating or other unpleasant reactions, but are thought not to involve the immune system and called ‘food intolerances’. Ludwig, K. A. 2018 Safety for human Consumption p. 23 However, Roundup contains more than just glyphosate, it also has adjuvants, surfactants, and unidentified chemicals. Surfactants aid in breaking through the outer membrane of cells to allow the other chemicals to infiltrate the cell body. Adjuvants improve herbicide activity in the formulation and serve as cell penetrants. Although these f

A.  World health Organization. 2005. Modern food biotechnology, human health and development: an evidence-based study. i.) The objectives of this paper were to inform the reader what GMOs are and how they influence our crops and livestock in a positive and negative way. They evaluated how the dangers of GMOs can affect humans and how it should be regulated. ii.) The main results and conclusions were that the R&D of livestock GMOs are in early testing and the risks of GMOs harming humans are low and regulatory practices as of now should be left alone. WHO should pursue to educate people about GMOs. iii.) The research method used in this paper was the evaluation of the current state of GMOs and assessed future predicaments of GMO usage. iv.) The paper is relevant to my topic because it shows potential hazards of GMOs being shipped and consumed around the world. It heavily relies on other papers' data and interprets how helpful and harmful GMOs are to the people. B.   Lu