“Genetically Modified Organism” is an article that defines genetically modified organisms (GMOs), explains genetic engineering and biotechnology, and describes the types of GMOs and the potential advantages and disadvantages of GMOs. According to Paul Phifer (2011), the author of “Genetically Modified Organism”, a GMO is: “an organism whose genetic structure has been altered by incorporating one or more single genes from another” (para. 1).
This article further explains that DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule (in most organisms) that contains genetic information (Phifer, 2011). Sections of DNA made up of exons, nucleotides that code for genetic instructions, form genes. These exons can be rearranged, added or removed due to catalysis caused by specific enzymes. Thus it is possible for us to manipulate genetic material. However, this is not a natural process, since we are interfering with nature.
The field of genetic engineering makes use of this concept by utilizing restriction endonucleases (restriction enzymes) to cleave the desired genes from an organism, an inserting those genes into another (Phifer, 2011). It therefore presents countless opportunities that were previously unavailable, by mainly improving the fields of medicine and the food industry. Although …show more content…
The evolution of organic life on Earth is drastically affected by GMOs. The genetic material of organisms are being altered, having a direct impact on the diversity of species and on the course of evolution. “Biodiversity is of great importance for the world and for avoidance of serious problems in agriculture, yet it is being ignored for profit”, said Paul Goodman (2015, para. 6) – an author published in the Countryside & Small Stock Journal. It is evident that organizations making use of biotechnology, and bioengineering, is operating for profit, ignoring the negative impacts it has on nature. (Goodman,
This article further explains that DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule (in most organisms) that contains genetic information (Phifer, 2011). Sections of DNA made up of exons, nucleotides that code for genetic instructions, form genes. These exons can be rearranged, added or removed due to catalysis caused by specific enzymes. Thus it is possible for us to manipulate genetic material. However, this is not a natural process, since we are interfering with nature.
The field of genetic engineering makes use of this concept by utilizing restriction endonucleases (restriction enzymes) to cleave the desired genes from an organism, an inserting those genes into another (Phifer, 2011). It therefore presents countless opportunities that were previously unavailable, by mainly improving the fields of medicine and the food industry. Although …show more content…
The evolution of organic life on Earth is drastically affected by GMOs. The genetic material of organisms are being altered, having a direct impact on the diversity of species and on the course of evolution. “Biodiversity is of great importance for the world and for avoidance of serious problems in agriculture, yet it is being ignored for profit”, said Paul Goodman (2015, para. 6) – an author published in the Countryside & Small Stock Journal. It is evident that organizations making use of biotechnology, and bioengineering, is operating for profit, ignoring the negative impacts it has on nature. (Goodman,