Chapter 26.2, Problem 2QTC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

Further information regarding GMO’s removal from the market.

Given:

Some people are strongly advocating the complete removal of GMOs from the market. A few people known as, ecoterrorists, are taking such drastic actions as burning crops or even setting biotechnology labs on fire.

Introduction:

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), are organisms in which genes from another organism are inserted into the targeted organism’s DNA. It has the potential to both positively and negatively affect the environment and human health. Plants can be genetically modified easily because they can be grown from a single cell or small pieces of tissue. Thus, one only needs to modify a single cell to produce an entire genetically modified organism.