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GR12 Alessandra's 1st Quarter > BIO|GENETIC ENGINEERING PROS AND CONS & GMO > Flashcards

BIO|GENETIC ENGINEERING PROS AND CONS & GMO Flashcards

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PROS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING (5)

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  • Improved Crop Yield and
    Quality
  • Disease Resistance
  • Medical Advances
  • Research Tool
  • Environmental Benefits
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CONS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING

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Ethical Concerns

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  • A field within applied ethics
  • explores the ethical, moral, and philosophical issues related to biology, medicine, and healthcare.
  • involves examining the ethical dilemmas and questions that arise from advancements in medical technology, scientific research, and healthcare practices.
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BIOETHICS

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CONS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING

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  • Hazardous toxins used as biological weapons
  • GMO foods not independently tested could cause allergic reactions
  • Large-scale release of GM plants may disturb the ecological balance and environmental equilibrium
  • May have serious implications on humans
  • Gene transfer process mistakes
  • Careless handling of tools of genetic engineering
  • Careless handling of tools of genetic engineering
  • Animals fed by GM crops had abnormal young sperm
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Genetic engineering of several organisms like botulinum toxin, neurotoxins, aflatoxins, etc.

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Hazardous toxins used as biological weapons

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  • Food must be approved so that the health of consumers will not be threatened
  • Based on a study Evaluation of Adverse Effects/Events of Genetically Modified Food Consumption: A Systematic Review of Animal and Human Studies (Shen, C., Yin, XC., Jiao BY., et al., 2021)
  • GM consumption caused mortality, tumor/cancer, significant low fertility, decreased learning and reaction abilities, and some organ abnormalities
    = Suggests that labeling GM food is necessary so consumers can make their own choices
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GMO foods not independently tested could cause allergic reactions

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Parents opting for designer babies

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May have serious implications on humans

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Antibiotic resistance marker genes might get introduced to the bacteria which are pathogenic

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Gene transfer process mistakes

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May result to the escape of organism carrying recombinant DNA molecule from the laboratory into the natural environment

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Careless handling of tools of genetic engineering

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May result to a progeny with deformities

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Insertion of a foreign gene into the incorrect site

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Offspring

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Progeny

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  • Rats exposed to GM potatoes and soya had abnormal young sperm
  • Cow, goats, buffalo, pigs and other livestock grazing on Bt-maize and certain biotech corn showed complications
  • Early delivery, abortions, infertility, and death
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Animals fed by GM crops had abnormal young sperm

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what does BT stand for?

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Bacillus thuringiensis

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bacterium sa herbicide resistant

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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gene from Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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5’-enolpyruvylshekimate-3’ phosphate synthase (EPSPS)

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example of chemicals in herbicide resistant

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glyphosate
phenylalanine
tyrosine
tryptophan

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bacterium sa insect resistant

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Bacillus thuringiensis

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toxin sng Bacillus thuringiensis

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cry (crystal protein)

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bacteria sa added nutrients

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Erwinia Uredovorainto

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gene from Erwinia Uredovorainto

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phytoene desaturase

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gene from daffodils

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phytoene synthase (psy)

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  • Crops have been genetically modified
    example: Natural pesticide
    ________ are used for food security, before, selective breeding and artificial selection was used
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Genetically Modified Organisms(GMO)

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  • Selected organisms with desirable traits then breeding them
  • Restricted to organisms that belong to the same species
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Selective Breeding

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Compatible genetic basis is not necessary

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Gene Transfer

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Was really popular in the market but was withdrawn due to unforeseen health concerns

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Flavr Savr tomatoes have longer shelf life

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  • Precursor to vitamin A
  • Insertion to genes from a daffodil and soil bacteria
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Golden rice has beta carotene

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  • Inserting a growth hormone gene from a from a Pacific Chinook Salmon
  • A promoter from an Ocean Pout
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AquAdvantage Salmon is larger than normal salmons

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  • Genetically modifying pigs to grow organs that will not be rejected in transplantation in the human body
  • Alleviated organ shortage
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Human insulin gene was inserted into a bacteria which produced more insulin

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biofarming

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GMO potential risk (5)(UUPEE)

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  • Unforeseen Health Risks
  • Unintentional Exposure to Allergens
  • Possible Antibiotic Resistance
  • Ecological Imbalances
  • Ethical Concerns
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GMO fed lab rats showed indications of liver damage

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Unforeseen Health Risks

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  • Transfer of genes from a bacteria to food may cause allergic reactions
  • No reports of serious allergies
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Unintentional Exposure to Allergens

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Infections would be harder to treat

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Possible Antibiotic Resistance

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  • GMOs will outgrow and compete with unmodified organisms
  • Superweed (herbicide resistance from a GM crop)
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Ecological Imbalances

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Scientists are seen as playing god, creating unnatural organisms

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Ethical Concerns

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS(6)

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  • Herbicide Resistant
  • Insect Resistant
  • Have added nutrients
  • Pesticide Resistant
  • Drought tolerant
  • Extreme temperature tolerant
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Accomplished by inserting gene 5’-enolpyruvylshekimate-3’ phosphate synthase (EPSPS) from Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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Herbicide Resistant

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Identifying and isolating a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that produces a toxin called cry

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Insect Resistant

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Beta-carotene biosynthesis was done by inserting phytoene synthase (psy) from daffodils and phytoene desaturase gene from Erwinia Uredovorainto

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Added Nutrients

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMALS

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  • Biomedical Research
  • Agriculture
  • Conservation
  • Biotechnology and Industry
  • Scientific Research
  • Drug Testing
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  • Animals serve as models for human diseases
  • Allows researchers to test potential treatments and gain insights into disease mechanisms
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Biomedical Research

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Animals can be modified to improve their traits for food production

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Agriculture

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Can be used in conservation efforts to help endangered species

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Conservation

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  • Animals can be genetically modified to produce valuable biotechnology products
  • Insulin or growth hormones
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Biotechnology and Industry

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  • Manipulating genes of animals allows us to understand how genes work and how they influence traits and behavior
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Scientific Research

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  • GM animals can be used in drug testing and toxicity studies
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Drug Testing

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICROBES

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  • Biotechnology and Industry
  • Medicine
  • Environmental Remediation
  • Agriculture
  • Biocontrol and Pest Management
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Microbes are used in production of pharmaceuticals, enzymes, biofuels, and specialty chemicals, etc.

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Biotechnology and Industry

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Can be designed to produce therapeutic proteins, vaccines, and antibodies for medical applications

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Some can be used to clean up pollution, degrade toxic substances, or assist in wastewater treatment

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Environmental Remediation

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  • Used as biopesticides or biocontrol agents
  • Manage harmful pests and pathogens in agriculture
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Biocontrol and Pest Management

GR12 Alessandra's 1st Quarter (22 decks)

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