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Problem - Genetically modified food and food products are becoming a hot button in the field of nutrition, biology, genetics, and public health. The potential to harness the beneficial nutrients of food products while eliminating any negative consequences (through genetic modification) hold potential for a new wave and approach to this field.

An estimated 100,000 chemicals-about 2.5 million tons-are in use worldwide. About 10 percent of the 70,000 chemicals used in the United States are carcinogenic. In 1992, the WHO reported that three million pesticide poisonings occur each year, with 220,000 deaths. A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture had shown that pesticide residues can persist on fruits and vegetables even after they have been washed, peeled, or cored. And there was strong evidence for associations between lymphomas and soft-tissue sarcomas and certain herbicides, and between lung cancer and exposure to organo-chlorine insecticides. Scientists believe that pesticides could result in immune system dysfunction and might be linked to the increasing sterility in humans and other animals, particularly in males. A number of states in the United States had programs in place to reduce pesticide use by 50-75 percent.

For developing countries, genetic engineering hold promise of greater crop yields and the possibility of feeding millions of underfed and starving people. Studies conducted by Japanese researchers at Nagoya University and the National Institute of Agrobiological Resources had reported yield increases of 10-35 percent in transgenic rice in trials in China and Korea.

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1) Find a definition of genetically modified organism. How are genetically modified organisms different from non-genetically modified organisms?

2) Select one genetically modified food and briefly discuss its impact-both beneficial and negative.

3) What safeguards are in place to protect the U.S. citizens from unsafe food? Are these methods scientific?