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=GMOs= Created by Brandon Mastropietro and Greg Pociask 3/18/13

What is a GMO? GMO's are "Genetically Modified Organisms." They are plants and animals made by the technique of splicing genes. None of the GMO traits that are on the market offer "increase yield, drought tolerance, enhanced nutrition, or any other consumer benefits,"(Non GMO Project).



of consumers wanted GMOs labeled.
 * ~  ||~ = Data Table Opposing GMO's = ||~   ||
 * = ==GMO in America== ||= ==GMO's on Environment== ||= ==GMO's affect on Farmers== ||
 * < - A 2008 CBS News Poll found that 87%

- According to a recent CBS/New York Times poll, 53% of consumers saidthey would not buy food that has been genetically modified. ||< - Over 80% of all GMOs grown worldwide are engineered for herbicide tolerance. As a result, use of toxic herbicides like Roundup has increased 15 times since GMOs were introduced.

- GMO crops are also responsible for the emergence of “super weeds” and “super bugs:’ which can only be killed with ever more toxic poisons like 2,4-D (a major ingredient in Agent Orange). ||< - The companies that make GMOs now have the power to sue farmers whose fields are contaminated with GMOs, even when it is the result of inevitable drift from neighboring fields.

- GMOs therefore pose a serious threat to farmer sovereignty and to the national food security of any country where they are grown, including the United States. ||



= GMO Affect on Rats =


 * Rats developed higher levels of cancers.
 * Had larger cancerous tumor.
 * Died earlier than controls.

= The Rat Experiment = The experiment was that the group of rats that were being tested were given NK603 maize which is a gmo of corn. The rats were monitored for 2 years ,which is almost there entire life, during the 2 years the rats spent a 90 day feeding trail. The experimental group of rats were fed the NK603 maize and from the experiment the scientists found out that the rats had developed higher levels of cancers, had larger cancerous tumors, died earlier than controls. From the information that the scientists got they were able to conclude that GMO's can cause harmful affects on living organisms.

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