... already been genetically altered. These crops include soybeans, corn, potatoes, canola, cotton. Monsanto is also hoping to begin production of Genetically Engineered wheat in the near future. You may not eat soybeans or canola, however animals such as cattle, pigs and chickens do, and therefore eventually you are eating them as well. Reasons for these crops being in existence is because ... opposite trend. Supporters of genetic engineering of foods, including members of private industries, distributors, retailers, scientists, nutritionists, some consumers, U.S. farmers, and regulatory ag...

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... increase the Earth's biodiversity. This is absurd. A biotechnology - supported livestock industry that expands to meet the public demand for meat and dairy products as dietary staples, coupled with more people on the planet, will lead to a loss of natural biodiversity as more and more wildlands and wildlife are obliterated. More trees will be cut down, more swamps drained and more ... the introduced gene will have unpredictable effects and therefore there is no way of knowing the overall, long-term effect of genetically engineered foods on the health of those who eat them. Unnatural gen...

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... refinements, three patents, and marketing and licensing agreements, Boyer and Cohen had given birth to a huge international industry that is now benefiting people all over the world. There are different forms of genetic engineering including cloning, modified food and vegetative reproduction. Food products can be genetically modified ... of entertainment. Carrots have been modified to be purple instead of orange for no reasons of advantage whatsoever. Vegetative reproduction is considered by some people to be a natural form of cloning. When a plant has matured, it grows extra leaves usua...

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... stretched their necks to browse on the leaves; and that this increase in length was passed on to succeeding generations. This seemed unreasonable because people had been cutting off tails of many dogs but they never resulted in an offspring born without a tail for that same reason. Therefore, ... that birds were the main reason. Birds are the major predators of moths. It is a lot harder for birds to see, catch, and eat moths that blend in with the color of the tree bark than it is for them to spot moths whose color makes a strong contrast with ... descent from a common ancestor. There a...

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... but studies show that farmers often increase chemical use rather than decrease it (WWF). Just as some populations of mosquitoes developed resistance to the now-banned pesticide DDT, many people are concerned that insects will become resistant to B.t. corn or other crops that have been genetically modified to produce their own pesticides (Whitman). More pesticides means added environmental pollution ... caterpillars consume milkweed plants, not corn, but the fear is that if pollen from B.t. corn is blown by the wind onto milkweed plants in neighboring fields, the caterpillars could eat th...

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... compelled by their ultimate desire to meet a compatible partner and to procreate with them to produce viable offspring. An individual's desire to eat is compelled by their desire to stay alive so that they may transfer their genes onto the next generation. All of civilizations actions and ... but according to the theory of fitness maximization it would not. This line of reasoning actually does make some kind of sense. Most people take into account the welfare of themselves and their families into consideration before worrying about the welfare of others. When a person lists their ... t...

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