Genetically modified Organisms: Are they good to humanlife?.ppt

Discusses the impact of GMOs to Human.

1. What is a GMO? What is the difference between What is a GMO? What is the difference between
genetically modified organisms and genetically genetically modified organisms and genetically
engineered organisms.engineered organisms.

2. What is a GMO?What is a GMO?
Man has been manipulating DNA in plants and animals Man has been manipulating DNA in plants and animals
for millenniafor millennia

3. What is a GMO?What is a GMO?
Man has been manipulating DNA in plants and animals for millenniaMan has been manipulating DNA in plants and animals for millennia

4. What is a GMO?What is a GMO?
Man has been manipulating DNA in plants and animals for millenniaMan has been manipulating DNA in plants and animals for millennia

5. GMO From Dictionary.comGMO From Dictionary.com
genetically
 modified organism: an organism or 
genetically
 modified organism: an organism or 
microorganism
 whose genetic material has been
microorganism
 whose genetic material has been
altered by mean of genetic engineering. altered by mean of genetic engineering.
What is a GMO?What is a GMO?
Genetic engineering, also calledGenetic engineering, also called genetic genetic
modification, is the direct manipulation of an modification, is the direct manipulation of an
organism's
 genome using biotechnology. 
organism's
 genome using biotechnology. 

6. What is a GMO?What is a GMO?
Transgenic -Transgenic - a gene is moved from one non-closely related a gene is moved from one non-closely related
species to anotherspecies to another
Cisgenic/intragenic - Cisgenic/intragenic - a gene is moved within the same a gene is moved within the same
species or a closely related species.species or a closely related species.
RNAi - RNAi -  is
a biological process in which RNA molecules inhibit
gene
expression - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh3-
NHdjnyQ
Subgenic -Subgenic - a gene is edited to amplify, delete, insert, a gene is edited to amplify, delete, insert,
silence or repress the gene.silence or repress the gene.
CRISPR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pp17E4E-O8CRISPR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pp17E4E-O8

7. What is a GMO? What is the difference between genetically What is a GMO? What is the difference between genetically
modified organisms and genetically engineered organisms.modified organisms and genetically engineered organisms.

8. What is a GMO?What is a GMO?
GE Crop TraitsGE Crop Traits
Herbicide tolerance -Herbicide tolerance - crop can withstand herbicide crop can withstand herbicide
applicationsapplications
Insect tolerance -Insect tolerance - plant produces toxin to kill pest plant produces toxin to kill pest
Improved nutrition –Improved nutrition – plant produces a substance of plant produces a substance of
nutritive value or is changed to not produce an nutritive value or is changed to not produce an
antinutrientantinutrient
Disease resistant – Disease resistant – crop is resistant to certain diseasecrop is resistant to certain disease
Stress Tolerance – Stress Tolerance – crop is tolerant of stress, low nutrient crop is tolerant of stress, low nutrient
levels or excess nutrientslevels or excess nutrients
Increased Storage – Increased Storage – crop can be stored longer to avoid crop can be stored longer to avoid
spoilage lossesspoilage losses
Medicinal uses – Medicinal uses – crops that produce medicines or vaccinescrops that produce medicines or vaccines
Industrial uses – Industrial uses – crops to make more efficient industriescrops to make more efficient industries

9. What is a GMO?What is a GMO?
Where are they grown?Where are they grown?
http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/49/infographic/pdf/B49-MapInfographic-English.pdf

10. GE Crops that have been commercialized in USGE Crops that have been commercialized in US
What crops have a GMO trait? What do the What crops have a GMO trait? What do the
traits do and what is the benefit of these traits?traits do and what is the benefit of these traits?

11. GE Crops that have been approved but not GE Crops that have been approved but not
commercialized in UScommercialized in US
Arctic AppleArctic Apple
Innate PotatoInnate Potato

12. Rennet
 is a complex of enzymes produced in stomachs of ruminant mammals which is
Rennet
 is a complex of enzymes produced in stomachs of ruminant mammals which is
used in the production of most
 cheeses. Chymosin, its key component, is a protease
used in the production of most
 cheeses. Chymosin, its key component, is a protease
enzyme that curdles the casein in milk, helping young mammals digest their mothers' enzyme that curdles the casein in milk, helping young mammals digest their mothers'
milk.milk.