Gmo

Problem: Corn crop death happening by the European corn borer and other lepidopteran maize pests. GMO that addresses this problem: Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) maize. The European corn borer and other lepidopteran maize pest feed on corn kernels and tissues of the corn plant, which can destroy the entire maize. To address this problem scientist used…

Food has been at the center of every human culture around the world since they start of time. It is in human nature to hunt for food and be social, with food being a staple in social interactions. Through the passing of time food became easier and easier to obtain and hsa changed from being…

The controversy over genetically modified organisms has pushed its way to the battlefront over modern agricultural practices and has left the majority of the United States population to believe that GMOs pose a threat to overall heath. Organizations have risen to advocate for the use of organic agriculture and the depletion of modified crops; gaining…

In the distant past, farmers harvested grain crops such as wheat by hand with very basic tools. Hand reaping basically means cutting the grain stalks with a sickle or a scythe fitted with a “grain cradle”. After that, farmers also had to collecting spilt grain from the field with a rudimentary rake. Working by hand…

The Solution to a Future of Dietary Downfall, Biopharmaceutical Demands, and Climate Change Genetic manipulation of crops is not new – not in the 20th century, and certainly not in the 21st. Rather, the practice has roots dating back to the invention of agriculture. For thousands of years, humans have been harnessing the natural variability…