TS+P1+Biotechnology+BOC-Writing+Assignments

=Hi Brittany= This seems to be the list of possible topics and 3 questions for each topic. I assume your topic is the effects of Biotechnologyon our food chain; great. now develop a list of questions you have swpecifically for that topic. It seems you and Masum have the same topic. Lets get together to discuss this. Phil 1178584444

= = =**__Biothechnolgy__**=

**The Effect of Biotechnology In Our Food**
- How it affects gene splicing? - What it does to adding hormones? - Is it healthy or unhealthy?
 * How has biotechnology affected food production?**

- Any new methods? - How were the old methods? - Is it harmful or helpful?
 * How has biotechnology changed our vaccines?**

- What are the views on biotechnology? - How do biotechnology and religion work together? - How has biotech affected their believes?
 * How has biotechnology affected religion?**

- What are views from people about cloning? - Is cloning harmful or helpful to society? - How has it affected food reproduction?
 * How has cloning affected society?**

- How does it effect genetically modified foods - Do foods last longer or grow faster? - Does it help with starvation?
 * How does food science affect biotechnology?**

- How it affects the environment? - How it affects species? - Is it changing the animals and how they live and survive?
 * How does biotechnology affect nature?**

- Is it bad or good for human health? - How did humans live before? - How is it affecting their lives, improving or making it better?
 * What does biotechnology do for humans?**

- What was old therapy? - What is the new therapy? - What is bio-gene therapy?
 * How has bio-gene therapy affected therapy?**

Gatherers found food from plants they found in nature, and farmers planted seeds saved from domesticated crops. Foods were manipulated through the use of yeast and fermentation. Some naturalists and farmers began to recognize "hybrids," which are plants produced through natural breeding between related varieties of plants. European plant scientists began using Gregor Mendel's genetic theory to manipulate and improve plant species. This is called "classic selection." A plant of one variety is crossed with a related plant to produce desired characteristics. James Watson and Francis Crick publish their discovery of the three-dimensional double helix structure of DNA. This discovery will eventually lead to the ability of scientists to identify and "splice" genes from one kind of organism into the DNA of another. Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen combine their research to create the first successful recombinant DNA organism. The U.S. Supreme Court in //Diamond v. Chakrabarty// rules that genetically altered life forms can be patented. The decision allows the Exxon Oil Company to patent an oil-eating microorganism. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first genetically engineered drug, Genentech's Humulin, a form of human insulin produced by bacteria. This is the first consumer product developed through modern bioengineering. The first field tests of genetically engineered plants (tobacco) are conducted in Belgium. The first field tests of genetically engineered crops (tobacco and tomato) are conducted in the United States. Calgene's Favor Savor tomato, engineered to remain firm for a longer period of time, is approved for commercial production by the US Department of Agriculture. The FDA declares that genetically engineered foods are "not inherently dangerous" and do not require special regulation. The European Union's first genetically engineered crop, tobacco, is approved in France. International Biosafety Protocol is approved by 130 countries at the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montréal, Canada. The protocol agrees upon labeling of genetically engineered crops, but still needs to be ratified by 50 nations before it goes into effect.
 * //__“Time Line of Biotechnology”__//**
 * //Before genetic engineering://**
 * Prehistoric times to 1900**
 * 1900**
 * //Modern genetic engineering//**
 * 1953**
 * 1973**
 * 1980**
 * 1982**
 * 1986**
 * 1987**
 * 1992**
 * 1992**
 * 1994**
 * 2000**

__Outline:__ My topic is genetically modified foods: gene splicing. Everyone eats GM foods without even knowing, the foods are not labeled. Thats the worst part of GM foods because your eating them without knowing you don't have a choice and not knowing the sideeffects, if any is also a danger. Scientist have yet to find any side afftects, most likely by the time they do they will be to late because evryone already it's them. Questions: why isn't there labels on the GM foods? have scientist's found any side affects? will GM foods affect babies in the future? Will GM foods help society? Is it good or bad? Does it help or harm the body? Questions like these are what scare people, thats why most people are against GM foods. __Religion__ Most reliogions are against GM foods because it's not an act of God. __how is GM foods helpful?__ GM foods are helpful because they provide food for starving countries, and they provide fresh, longer lasting, tasty foods. __What are the methods of GM foods?__ The methods of GM foods are gene splicing. Gene splicing is a process by which the DNA of an organism is cut and a gene, from another organism, is inserted. The main gene is a fish gene that is inserted into friuts and vegetibles. This method is what makes the food last longer and taste better.