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**Danger of cross-contamination to other crops, spreading the foreign DNA constructs | **Danger of cross-contamination to other crops, spreading the foreign DNA constructs | ||
*Legal - ownership of GM plants and sales (Monsato) | *Legal - ownership of GM plants and sales (Monsato) | ||
*Sustainability | *Sustainability - economically and environmentally. | ||
**Harming wildlife :: Transgenic pollen harms monarch larvae (Nature, Vol 399, No 6733, p 214, May 20, 1999)[[http://www.nature.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/nature/journal/v399/n6733/pdf/399214a0.pdf]] | **Harming wildlife :: Transgenic pollen harms monarch larvae (Nature, Vol 399, No 6733, p 214, May 20, 1999)[[http://www.nature.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/nature/journal/v399/n6733/pdf/399214a0.pdf]] - could be likened to the DDT effect on Bald Eagle eggs exposed in ''Silent Spring'' (Rachel Carson) | ||
Also to consider - | '''Also to consider - ''' | ||
*Public perceptions of genetic engineering (''Splice'') | *Public perceptions of genetic engineering (''Splice'') | ||
**one thing we are trying to do with this project is to inform the public about genetic engineering and synthetic biology - we want to show them how it is done, rather than letting the media do all the talking. We want to make the processes accessible | **one thing we are trying to do with this project is to inform the public about genetic engineering and synthetic biology - we want to show them how it is done, rather than letting the media do all the talking. We want to make the processes accessible | ||
Our safety concerns: | '''Our safety concerns:''' | ||
*Genetic fence -- preventing cross pollination and spread of the GM plants. | *Genetic fence -- preventing cross pollination and spread of the GM plants. | ||
*Consumer safety -- making sure that the plant doesn't require that the consumer uses harmful chemicals, making the process simple and safe. | *Consumer safety -- making sure that the plant doesn't require that the consumer uses harmful chemicals, making the process simple and safe. | ||
*Making sure our constructs are not harmful. | *Making sure our constructs are not harmful. | ||
From google - a simple overview of GMOs [[http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php]] | |||
*creating unintended allergens | |||
*unknown effects on human health | |||
Revision as of 11:36, 24 June 2010
Brainstorming
Controversy over GM foods
- "Playing God"
- Safety
- Whether GM foods safe for consumption (assumption that unnatural things are bad for you)
- Danger of cross-contamination to other crops, spreading the foreign DNA constructs
- Legal - ownership of GM plants and sales (Monsato)
- Sustainability - economically and environmentally.
- Harming wildlife :: Transgenic pollen harms monarch larvae (Nature, Vol 399, No 6733, p 214, May 20, 1999)[[1]] - could be likened to the DDT effect on Bald Eagle eggs exposed in Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Also to consider -
- Public perceptions of genetic engineering (Splice)
- one thing we are trying to do with this project is to inform the public about genetic engineering and synthetic biology - we want to show them how it is done, rather than letting the media do all the talking. We want to make the processes accessible
Our safety concerns:
- Genetic fence -- preventing cross pollination and spread of the GM plants.
- Consumer safety -- making sure that the plant doesn't require that the consumer uses harmful chemicals, making the process simple and safe.
- Making sure our constructs are not harmful.
From google - a simple overview of GMOs [[2]]
- creating unintended allergens
- unknown effects on human health
