News and reviews:GMOs
The genetics of selective breeding has happened for thousands and thousands of years; where we crossed animals and or plants to reach a perfect specimen. The science behind selective breeding started with Gregor Mendel who was an Austrian Monk, he crossed an studied peas where he came up with that concept of the "gene" and conveyed the prominence of inheritance with this selective breeding. Mendel’s findings were both an organic and natural process of genetic inheritance. In this study he concluded that with the passing of genetic material to the offspring would bring genetic variability and different specimens that could be figured out via punnett square. Keeping this in mind reproduction is the way of ensuring survival of any species on earth; the outcomes of survival depends on genes and the environment. His concept was the stepping stone to the modern day version of creating specimens that could benefit life on earth.
DNA is what genes are made up of and this what allows such genetic differences between species and life on earth. The publishing of the three dimensional model of DNA was done by both James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. This scientific finding led to the advancement in the fields of gene splicing and the dawns of the G.M.O Era. Gene splicing enacts as the possibility to splice a gene from a certain organism and place into another. These changes would be to modify what is wrong or to add an improvement to the select species.
In 1973 two researchers by the names of Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen invented the technique of “DNA cloning” this was otherwise known as gene splicing and the beginning of genetic engineering . One of the biggest research on G.M.Os in the world known as UC Berkeley. The university began its research and focus on G.M.Os in the 80's where their expertise was targeting agricultural advances. The success of their predicted rst marketable G.M.O created wasn't worth anything in 1994 due to many issues with the packeging and inferior size.
THE DAWNS OF THE G.M.O ERA
By: Luis Barbosa
The first not so successful G.M.O crop to go on the market was the Flavr Savr tomato created through the research of UC Berkeley. This tomato was engineered to delay the ripening of the fruit thus creating a longer shelf life. This product back lashed as people refused to buy tomatoes that were labeled G.M.Os. Why were people so fast to judge such product? Many who oppose G.M.Os claim the lack of research behind the negative effects of these bio products. This may be thier reasoning but in fact G.M.Os have to undergo testing to reach the market itself (USDA). Many seem to be closed minded when it comes to these products, but the things is companies like
Monsanto make it hard for people to overview the negatives that are happening to the environment. With UC Berkeley being one of the top research facilities-its studies are extensive and the testing of the specimens produced there are creating a supportive base towards the G.M.O safety argument. The increasing evidence for both sides of G.M.O and Non-G.M.O is leveling the battle and making disicions between what to eat harder for people.
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Flavr Savr Tomato
Food is now killing-as depicted above where a Bt corn is repelling and killing a pest.