Week 6 BioTech + Art

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   In  BioTech + Art  we have a a big controversial issue in GMO's.  The pros of Genetically modified organisms are that they deliver more nutritious food , use less pesticide,  have faster growing crops, and  cost less which  increases the supply. Some of the cons are that GMO's can cause allergic reactions and may increase antibiotic resistance. The biggest issue with GMO's is the unknown as the research scientists have so far is limited, meaning that in the future we could be in for a surprise.  Personally I am pro GMO as I feel the good  it does for the world outweighs any  potential damage it could cause  in the future. 


    One thing  that interested me was some of the hybrid crops  available today. I had never heard of the pomato. It is a  plant hybrid of a tomato and a potato. It is produced by grating a tomato and potato plant. The plant produces tomatoes from the tomato shoot and potatoes from the root stock. This can save space for gardens growing crops.


    One video that does give a bit of concern was the Mcdonald's experiment video.  The people conducting the experiment store away fries and burgers from a local place and from Mcdonald's. The Mcdonald's ones and more specifically the fries last significantly longer. Over 10 days had passed and the fries looked basically brand new. This brings the issue of what the fries are doing in your body seeing as how chemically protected they are. But even with videos like this the general public just doesn’t care enough as even in the comments of the video people are saying how they will continue to eat Mcdonald's like they always do.

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 1. About RinkeshA true environmentalist by heart ❤️. Founded Conserve Energy Future with the sole motto of providing helpful information related to our rapidly depleting environment. Unless you strongly believe in Elon Musk‘s idea of making Mars as another h , et al. “Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's).” Conserve Energy Future, 6 Nov. 2020, https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/pros-cons-gmos.php.

2. Viktoria. “How Do I Grow A Pomato Plant?” TheFragrantGarden, 21 Apr. 2022, https://thefragrantgarden.com/pomato-plant/.

3. Jardin, Xeni. “Microbes, Bugs Prefer Diner Grub over McDonalds.” Boing Boing, 10 June 2005, https://boingboing.net/2005/06/10/microbes-bugs-prefer.html.

Other Sources

1. “Tomtato or Pomato? Half Potato, Half Tomato Plant Increases Crop Efficiency.” ZME Science, 20 July 2017, https://www.zmescience.com/science/domestic-science/tomtato-or-pomato-half-potato-half-tomato-plant-increases-crop-efficiency/.

2. Yeates, Ed. “'Super Weed' Taking Strong Hold in Utah.” KSL.com, Ksl.com, 8 June 2009, https://www.ksl.com/article/6754314.

3. What Are Gmos?, https://ag.purdue.edu/GMOs/Pages/WhatareGMOs.aspx.

4. “GMO Facts - the Non-GMO Project.” The Non-GMO Project - Everyone Deserves an Informed Choice, 24 Sept. 2021, https://www.nongmoproject.org/gmo-facts/#:~:text=Genetically%20modified%20organisms%20(GMOs)%20are,or%20through%20traditional%20crossbreeding%20methods.

5. Waluyo, James, and Anuja Shinde Says. “18 Wonderful Hybrid Plants.” INVORMA, 25 Dec. 2018, http://invorma.com/the-wonderful-hybrid-plants/.






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  1. Brisa HernandezMay 8, 2022 at 10:26 PM

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  2. Ariana MaganaMay 9, 2022 at 12:19 PM

    Hello. You bring an interesting argument about using GMOs. I have heard many of the pros and cons arguments. Although the Pros certainly outweigh the cons in quantity, the cons have much more harmful results. This is because we might not even understand what horrible event might occur. The experiments done by scientists are most definitely interesting but as the definition the professor mentioned, some might have questionable ethical procedures. One like you described is interesting about hybrid crops such as the "pomato". Although I can't imagine there being any severe drawbacks, I can imagine using this similar technology in other areas and have ethical concerns. Overall, you brought up very interesting ideas and technology such as hybridization could be a big area in the future

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  3. craiganthonyMay 9, 2022 at 4:14 PM

    Hello Geovany,
    I agree that there are benefits from GMO crops. Agriculture, since it has been brought into practice, has been subject to genetic modification by way of crossbreeding different plants to make them more robust. Since the advent of genetic modification through science, however, things have taken a turn. Companies like Monstanto have introduced crops in response to pesticides that were made to produce a greater yield by withstanding insects. The thing that bothers me about many of the uses of biotech is that often times technology that is introduced to combat or overcome one problem results in other technology being needed to correct it. By each technology, we move further and further away from the natural existence of things. It is too late to put the genie back in the bottle, so this is the new status quo. It may be the case that this is nature's progression in a new sense of the word nature, where artificial invention is included because they are created by humans who are natural. The unknown ramifications of the trying to change the structure of things at a genetic level may result on a science fiction level of devastation that should be anticipated before jumping into the use of these new technologies. Art has the chance to ask these questions in an interesting way that brings the awareness to the people who will actually be affected by the unforeseen changes, not just those who profit from them.

    Cheers,

    Craig Anthony Crawford

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