Link to articleSummary: After genetically modifying plants and animals become more and more popular, a new report from International Journal of Biological Science suggests that not all GMO's are safe. They have discovered that three different types of Monsanto's GMO crops cause organ damage in rats. Each of these crops have been approved by safety boards, and are sold in many parts of the world including Europe and the United States. There has been an immediate ban on the import and cultivation of this corn.
Reaction: This is very big news for the GMO cultivation! This proves that GMO's can be very dangerous to us. I think this won't be the only time there will be negative impacts on our bodies and our environment because of GMO's. The safety board should have stricter rules for GMO's now that this discovery has been made. I think it is very scary that this crop has been sold widely around the world, when it could be very harmful to our bodies. They should do many more tests on all GMO crops being sold to protect our environment and our health.
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1. What do you think they should change or do differently after discovering this?
2. Do you agree with genetically modifying crops?
3. How do you feel about the safety board's decision to approve of this crop?
Wow this is new find is HUGE! I was waiting for someone to discover the effects GMO could have on animals and humans. This article made me reconsider how good GMOs are. It doesn't matter if GMOs make plant resistant or grow faster if they are going to make humans and animals sick.
ReplyDelete2. I do to a certain extent. They can allow plants to be resistant to certain pests and allow them to grower faster and bigger. However, alot of testing should be done to approve them and make sure they are safe.
This is awful. If a GMO gets us sick that is not right. They may grow better but if people get sick then that is wrong. They need to stop growing that GMO corn or people will start to suffer. Until they find a way that the GMO's can be safely consumed they should not be sold at all.
ReplyDelete2. I agree that they should be able to grow these crops. They should not however be able to sell them until they are safe to consume by humans.
This is a big find. As we've mentioned in class GMOs haven't been around that long so we don't really know the effects. I will hope this will result in changes of regulations in the safety board. As Rachel said it doesn't matter what the GMOs can do if it makes humans sick.
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3. Well there weren't any results for long term so maybe it was a bit rash. Though these are rats that experienced the problems not humans. So maybe the GMO could not effect humans at all. It all depends on more testing.
I cannot believe that this GMO can cause organ failure! Imagine what it could have done to humans. I feel bad if anyone has lost someone due to this crop of corn.
ReplyDelete3. The safety board should never have approved this crop. They probably knew what it was doing to the rats. However the company who invented this type of corn should never have taken it to the safety board if they knew what the side effects were.