https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=EzEr23XJwFY
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
& BIOTECHNOLOGY
Today’s Questions
• What are GMO’S
• Are they a good idea?
• Are they a bad Idea?
• Should we care?
• How often do we
encounter them?
• What kind of Legislation
should Canada implement
in regards to GMO’s?
How do we make a GMO?
• https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=2GyUuiqIZ0
Controversy Over Genetically Modified
Organisms
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz4_TwdaYeI
The Debate in Canada
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJfBhGGFz4g
Debate in your Backyard?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvDOYYaZyj4
• Monsanto Company is a publicly traded American multinational agrochemical and agricultural
biotechnology corporation headquartered in Creve Coeur, Greater St. Louis, Missouri. It is a leading producer
of genetically engineered (GE) seed and of theherbicide glyphosate, which it markets under the Roundup brand.
• Founded in 1901 by John Francis Queeny, Monsanto initially produced food additives like saccharin and vanillin,
expanded into industrial chemicals like sulfuric acid and PCBs in the 1920s, and by the 1940s was a major producer
of plastics, including polystyrene and synthetic fibers.
• The company also formerly manufactured controversial products such as the insecticide DDT, PCBs, Agent Orange,
and recombinant bovine somatotropin (a.k.a. bovine growth hormone).
• Monsanto was among the first to genetically modify a plant cell, first to conduct field trials of genetically modified
crops. It remained one of the top 10 U.S. Divested most of its chemical businesses to focused the company
on biotechnology.
• Monsanto was a pioneer in applying the biotechnology industry business model to agriculture, using techniques
developed by Genentech and other biotech drug companies in the late 1970s in California. [6]:2–6 In this business
model, companies invest heavily in research and development, and recoup the expenses through the use and
enforcement of biological patents.
• Monsanto's application of this model to agriculture, along with a growing movement to create a global, uniform
system of plant breeders' rights in the 1980s, came into direct conflict with customary practices of farmers to save,
reuse, share and develop plant varieties. Its seed patenting model has also been criticized as biopiracy and a threat
to biodiversity.
What do you think………Has anything changed
your point of view?
Your Assignment: 1-2 Page report on GMO’s and Biotechnology
• Research, choose, and describe an example of genetic modification, and
explain how it is applied in industry and agriculture.
• Briefly describe the processes involved in the cloning, sequencing of DNA
bases, or the processes involved in the manipulation of genetic material
and protein synthesis.
• Include the advantages and disadvantages with the genetic modification.
• What are the regulations or policy on your chosen genetic modification in
Canada, is there data on it?
• Is there any public debate over your topic? Include your opinion on topic
being researched.
• Reference your paper according to proper APA format (check reference
handout)
• Due April 15, 2015