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Genetically Modified Foods: Good or Bad?

Genetically Modified Foods: Good or Bad?. Samuel B. Thurstone. History. At least 10,000 years ago. Teosinte. -early ancestor of corn. Teosinte. -early ancestor of corn. Teosinte. -early ancestor of corn. Flavr Savr Tomato. Flavr Savr Tomato. Flavr Savr Tomato.

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Genetically Modified Foods: Good or Bad?

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  1. Genetically Modified Foods:Good or Bad? Samuel B. Thurstone

  2. History

  3. At least 10,000 years ago

  4. Teosinte -early ancestor of corn

  5. Teosinte -early ancestor of corn

  6. Teosinte -early ancestor of corn

  7. FlavrSavr Tomato

  8. FlavrSavr Tomato

  9. FlavrSavr Tomato

  10. How could this possibly be good?

  11. An estimated 854 million people were undernourished in 2006.

  12. An estimated 854 million people were undernourished in 2006.In 2009, that number was up to 1.02 billion.

  13. Negatives?

  14. Long-term Effects?

  15. Long-term Effects? You

  16. Long-term Effects? You 5 10 15 20 25 years yearsyearsyearsyears

  17. Long-term Effects? You (Scared) You 5 10 15 20 25 years yearsyearsyearsyears

  18. Ethnic/Religious Viewpoints

  19. Blindness

  20. Blindness

  21. Vitamin A Deficiency bad good no data

  22. White Rice

  23. White Rice Golden Rice

  24. So… is it beneficial?

  25. So… is it beneficial? YES.

  26. The End

  27. Works Cited "Ancient Egypt." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Golden-Rice." Clickbiology. Web. 19 Nov 2010. Clipart "World Population Growth Graph." Community Science Action Guide. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Feastorfaminehungerstat." The Food Museum Online. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Teosinte." Genetically Modified Teosinte on the Loose. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Rice." The Habitable Planet. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Genetically Modified Food." The Kitchen. Web. 29 Nov 2010. "Corn and Teosinte." National Science Foundation. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Ancient Egyptian Farmer." OUR Local Touch of Green. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Tomaten." Transgenics. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Vitamin A Deficiency." Wikimedia. Web. 19 Nov 2010. "Nature Fields Cloud Rolls Over Field." Zastavki. Web. 19 Nov 2010.

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