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anotherplant’s DNA.The plant is slightly different than before it was genetically modified. For example, engineers are able to create rice that has vitaminAand iron.The modified rice is more nutritious.
Geneticengineering can also make plants that resist harmful insects and maladies. Insects can destroy millions of crops each year. Insect damage costs millions of dollars and can cause starvation in some countries. Genetically engineering food could help feed the 800 million undernourishedpeople in the world.The United Nations estimates that the world population will grow from 6 billion to 9 billion by 2050. Some say we need to use new biotechnology to produce enough food for poor countries.
foodswith any genetically modified ingredients. This would allow consumers to use their own discretion when buying food.
TheUnited States Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) insists that genetically modified plants are not very different from the original plants. FDA
officials believe genetically modified foods are safe. The FDArequires companies to label their products only when the genetically modified ingredients contain common food allergens.
Geneticallymodified foods could be helpful in feeding the hungry.They could help poor countries produce more food. But do we have enough research to ensure the modified food is safe? Should the United States support the production of genetically modified food?
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Should the U.S. support the development of more biotechnology to genetically alter food?Word / Icon / Meaning / Connected words / Sentences
nutritious / / (adj.) having substances that a person needs to be healthy. / Nutrients
Nutrition /
- Vegetables are very nutritious.
Undernourish / / (adj.) - to not
provide enough
food for health or
growth / Nourishment
Nourish /
- There are millions of undernourished children in the world.
Extract / / (v.) - to remove / Extraction
extractability /
- I’ll go to the dentist to have my wisdom teeth extracted.
Alter / / (v.) - to make
changes, modify / Alternate
Alternative
Alteration /
- Mr. Estevez is going to alter his body. He will have a six-pack now.
Starvation / / (n) suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat / To starve (v) /
- Starvation is a horror we should stop.
Ban / / (v) to prohibit, to forbid, to abolish /
- Texting while driving should be banned.
Regulate / / (v) to make and enforce rules / regulation /
- Right now, Congress is discussing how to regulate weapons.
Discretion / / (n) Freedom to choose. / Discretionary /
- I reserve the right to change the class rules atmy absolute discretion.
Word / Icon / Meaning / Connected words / Sentences
Allergen / / (n)A substance that causes an allergy. / Allergy
Allergic /
- Pollen and animal dander are two common allergens.
malady / / (n) Disease, illness. /
- AIDS is a terrible malady.
Unit3.09
ShouldtheU.S.support thedevelopmentofmorebiotechnologytogeneticallymodify food?
PROBLEMOFTHEWEEK
Option1:One argument for genetically modrapidly growing population.If we don’t produce undernourishedpeople.Extractinga gene of a corn or soybean seed,some say,can help us
By2050, the world’s population is expected t increase is this?
A)a 3% increase B) a 30% increase C) a 50% increase
Option2:Genetically modifyinga crop can have unplanned consequences.For instance,alfalfa is cross-pollinated by bees.When bees flyfrom plant to plant extractingnectar for nourishment,
they transport sticky pollen from one plant to another.Bees can spread DNAfrom a fieldof genetically modified(GM) alfalfa to other fieldsof alfalfa,even if the other farmers don’t want GM crops.
U.S.farmers planted GM alfalfa before a judge told them to stop in 2007. Out of the 29 million acres of alfalfa harvested in 2006, about 300,000 acres were GM.What percentage of the 2006 alfalfa crop was GM?
- About 1%b. About 10%c. About 50%