Term Papers on Biotechnology

Term Paper Title	Biotechnology
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Biotechnology

Biotechnology: Its application in agriculture

·     Introduction:

Persuade public to become aware of the changes
Persuade audience to think about where they stand on this very important issue and take action according to your decision.
Labeling and careful regulation of genetically manufactured foods

v     Persuade the American Public to think about the following changes that are being made in Agriculture as a society wish should discuss the issue.

v     Control genetic technology, Persuade public to ask their Government to control the public use of biotechnology, while trying to improve on tried and true farming techniques.

v     Labeling of produce that has been genetically modified a
There should be a choice available to the public.

·     What is Biotechnology?

The simplest way to view this is to brake-up the words into two parts

Bio - Technology

Biotechnology, the manipulation of biological organisms to make products that benefit human beings. Biotechnology contributes to such diverse areas as food production, waste disposal, mining, and medicine.

·     The Method

Cards/Diagram
·     How is it applied in Agriculture/food crops

Potato      Chicken      Increased disease resistance
     Giant silk moth      Increased disease resistance
     Greater waxmoth      Reduced bruising damage
     Virus      Increased disease resistance
     Bacteria      Increased herbicide tolerance
Corn      Wheat      Reduced insect damage
     Firefly      Introduction of marker genes
     Bacteria      Increased herbicide tolerance
Tomato      Flounder      Reduced freezing damage
     Virus      Increased disease resistance
     Bacteria      Reduced insect damage
Soybean      Petunia      Increased herbicide tolerance
     Bacteria
Rice      Bean, pea      Introduction of new storage proteins
     Bacteria      Reduced insect damage
Cantaloupe,Cucumber,Squash      Virus      Increased disease resistance
Sunflower      Brazil nut      Introduction of new storage proteins
Walnut      Bacteria      Reduced insect damage
Apple      Bacteria      Reduced insect damage
Catfish      Trout      Faster growth
     Virus

*Information compiled from applications to federal agencies to field test engineered organisms.
Source: The Gene Exchange 2 (4), December 1991

MENU*
Appetizers
Spiced Potatoes with Waxmoth genes
Juice of Tomatoes with Flounder genes
Entree
Blackened Catfish with Trout gene
Scalloped Potatoes with Chicken gene
Cornbread with Firefly gene
Dessert
Rice Pudding with Pea gene
Beverage
Milk from Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH)
Supplemented Cows

* This menu is from the "The Gene Exchange", a publication of the National Wildlife Federation. Federal permits for environmental release are pending or have been granted for all of the transgenic plants and animals included on the menu.

Farmers
Which companies are buying GM foods from farmers?
What products do these companies make?


·     Reported

Bt Corn, Potato

1.     Monarch Butterfly

2.     Bt resistance genes found in the wild populations of moth

Scientists at the University of North Carolina in the U.S. have already found Bt resistance genes in wild populations of a moth pest that feeds on corn (Gould et. al, 1997). The resistance concerns are serious enough that, just last month, a coalition of the US' major producers of genetically engineered corn seed, under pressure from federal regulators, environmentalists and the weight of scientific studies, said they would require farmers to grow sizable plots of non-engineered corn in an effort to stave off resistance (Weiss, 1999).

Gould, F., Anderson, A., Jones, A., Sumerford, D., Heckel, D.G., Lopez, J., Micinski, S., Leonard, R. and M. Laster. 1997. Initial frequency of alleles for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in field po...

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