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    Sts Module 5 Assignment

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    This document provides responses to questions about GMOs and profiles several GMOs found locally. For the first question, the author believes GMO research should continue since potential health risks are not fully known and GMOs can benefit farmers. For the second question, the author argues genetic engineering is scientific, not playing God, as it modifies existing organisms through research rather than creating from scratch. The document then profiles five local GMOs - potato, banana, corn, lettuce, and papaya - describing their modified characteristics such as pest resistance, increased nutrients, and drought tolerance. Photos are included for each organism.

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    This document provides responses to questions about GMOs and profiles several GMOs found locally. For the first question, the author believes GMO research should continue since potential health risks are not fully known and GMOs can benefit farmers. For the second question, the author argues genetic engineering is scientific, not playing God, as it modifies existing organisms through research rather than creating from scratch. The document then profiles five local GMOs - potato, banana, corn, lettuce, and papaya - describing their modified characteristics such as pest resistance, increased nutrients, and drought tolerance. Photos are included for each organism.

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    This document provides responses to questions about GMOs and profiles several GMOs found locally. For the first question, the author believes GMO research should continue since potential health risks are not fully known and GMOs can benefit farmers. For the second question, the author argues genetic engineering is scientific, not playing God, as it modifies existing organisms through research rather than creating from scratch. The document then profiles five local GMOs - potato, banana, corn, lettuce, and papaya - describing their modified characteristics such as pest resistance, increased nutrients, and drought tolerance. Photos are included for each organism.

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    Sts Module 5 Assignment

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    This document provides responses to questions about GMOs and profiles several GMOs found locally. For the first question, the author believes GMO research should continue since potential health risks are not fully known and GMOs can benefit farmers. For the second question, the author argues genetic engineering is scientific, not playing God, as it modifies existing organisms through research rather than creating from scratch. The document then profiles five local GMOs - potato, banana, corn, lettuce, and papaya - describing their modified characteristics such as pest resistance, increased nutrients, and drought tolerance. Photos are included for each organism.

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    Aji Love C.

    Suropia
    BSBA FM 3-6

    A. Short Answer

    Answer the following questions concisely. (5 points each) 

    1. Do you think the pursuit of GMO research should stop? Why or why not?

    In my own opinion, the pursuit of GMO research should not stop because there are side effects of it
    that is not yet 100% confirmed, therefore there are some problems that can still occur anytime and
    if happens, it could affect human’s health negatively like allergy. At the same time, scientists
    revealed evidence of the possibility of accidental and unexpected changed in GMO. Thus, they
    should pursue to continue to search more about GMO effects and other factors because I believe
    with GMO, there are still positive effects that can help us in our daily lives especially those
    laborers that use food crops and other products that has been tested with GMO which made their
    work easier and product better.

    2. Is genetic engineering a purely scientific process, or is it indeed an act as humans


    playing God? Explain your answer.

    In my own opinion, genetic engineering is a purely scientific process and not an act as humans
    playing God because genetic engineering is merely modifying what was already there, scientists
    use genetic engineering to innovate and improve the product. In contrast, God created everything
    from scratch. Aside from that, the process of generic engineering is based on scientific research
    by scientists which took numerous trials, tests and research unlike how God created things in the
    world. Therefore, genetic engineering’s purpose is to just improve and innovate what God has
    created, not merely creating a new product or thing.
    B. GMO Profiling

    Profile at least five (5) GMOs in your locality. Identify all the modified characteristics and
    provide an original photo (a photograph taken by you) for each organism. You may utilize the
    template below. (10 points each)

    Common Name: Potato


    Scientific Name: Solanum Tuberosum
    Modified Characteristics:
    It includes introducing pest resistance, tweaking
    the amounts of certain chemicals produced by the plant,
    and hides the symptoms of blackspot bruising rather
    than preventing it.

    Common Name: Banana


    Scientific Name: Musa
    Modified Characteristics:
    It resists a bacterial wilting disease and pest
    species that are devastating the critical food crop in
    tropical regions across the planet. Their thick skin
    prevents chemicals from being absorbed in the banana
    flesh, keeping all bananas off the dirty dozen list. These
    bananas have higher levels of Vitamin A.
    Common Name: Banana
    Scientific Name: Zea Mays
    Modified Characteristics:
    It is created to resist insect pests or tolerate
    herbicides. It that produces proteins that are toxic to
    certain insect pests but not to humans, pets, livestock,
    or other animals. Corn that has been modified can last
    longer without the need for preservatives, which are
    chemicals added to the food to increase their shelf life.
    Corn that is grown for ethanol production could
    produce a higher overall yield. For the corn we eat, it
    could be grown to taste better. It can be infused with
    additional nutritional benefits.

    Common Name: Lettuce

    Scientific Name: Lactuca Sativa

    Modified Characteristics:
    GMO is the wonderful, tactical, and great tasting
    lettuce that incorporates the dressing of many types into
    the lettuce itself. The lettuce has both the taste of the
    lettuce and the taste of the dressing. It also can help in
    healing bone fracture.

    Common Name: Papaya

    Scientific Name: Carica papaya


    Modified Characteristics:
    It may be able to resist disease such as ringspot
    virus. Disease- and drought-resistant plants that require
    fewer environmental resources (such as water and
    fertilizer). Increased supply of food with reduced cost,
    longer shelf life and tastier. Faster growing plants and
    animals.

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