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Friday, February 10, 2012

Nova/Frontline: Harvest of Fear

Key concepts you need to have about GMO's

How are GMO's made?

How does this differ from traditional agricultural techniques of selective breeding for advantageous traits?


How do GMO's represent a possible solution to the food crisis looming over the growing world population?

What are the environmental concerns associated with GMO's?

Create a list of 3 specific examples where GMO's have failed. (this failure could be biological, political, ecological) Include in your description:
A. what was the modification and what were the advantages of the modification?
B.what leads you to believe that this was a failure?
C. what was the impact of this failure?

Where do you fall on the use of GMO's ?  Be able to defend your position.

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