This video shows one farmer's opinion on genetically modified foods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoI_g6U9Vt4
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218392934
1. Donald Weeks, a researcher at the Center for Biological Chemistry at the University of Nebraska, gave crop plants a gene from a naturally occurring soil bacterium that breaks down the herbicide Dicamba.
2. Dicamba kills broadleaved plants, but does not kill grassy plants. Therefore the gene has only been used in grassy plants, like corn.
3. This tool will help farmers control weeds in their crops which will help to increase maximum productivity.
4. The gene will work with Roundup Ready to help and reduce the number of resistant weeds in a field.
5. Farmers would not have to plow the soil form the previous crop, which would preserve the structure of the soil and increase productivity.
Reflection:
I chose this article because I thought that it would help me be able to understand genetically modified organisms better. I found this article interesting because it was very similar to the movie we watched in class, as well as the article. It made me realize how genetically modified organisms are a much bigger deal than I originally thought. I’ve never really considered how GMOs are in so many of our food items or are used to produce our food items. In conclusion, this article helped me realize the importance of GMOs in our daily lives.
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