Transcript Bioengineered Products

Bioengineered
Products
Naho Kaneko
History of Biotechnology
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Gregor Johann
Mendel was the first
mover
He became a Monk in
order to get education
His research was
crossing tall and
short parent peas,
hybrid offspring will
be tall peas instead of
medium peas
History of Biotechnology
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James Watson was born
in 1928 in Chicago
He was really smart that
he entered the University
of Chicago when he was
15
Watson joined Francis
Crick research in the
biomolecular at
Cambridge in 1951
History of Biotechnology
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James Watson and Francis
Crick found the chemical
structure of living matter
The director of the
laboratory ordered to end
their investigation in 1953
In recognition of their
discovery, they share the
1962 Nobel Prize for
Physiology
Bioengineered/ Genetically
Modified Foods
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The first Bioengineered yeast was first
approved in the U.K in 1990
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The products used the yeast was first
appear on the market in 1992
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The first bioengineered Tomato was
started to sold in 1994
Bioengineered Foods
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Bioengineered products spread in the world
in Agriculture market
Bioengineered products became so popular
81% of total Soybeans
 40% of total Corn
 73% of total Cotton
In the U.S are Genetically Modified Corps
(by The FDA report in 2003)
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Types of Bioengineered
Products
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Fungicide: prevent and cure diseases
Herbicide: prevent or eliminate weeds and
thus replace or reduce manual and
mechanical weeding
Insecticide: reduce the insects on
vegetable and fruits
These are inside vegetables and fruits
genes
Types of Bioengineered
Products
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In order for vegetables and fruits to fight with
diseases, Chicken gene are inserted into Potato
In order to resist frost, Flounder gene are
inserted to Tomato
Competitors in The U.S
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Monsanto
Pioneer Hi-Bread
Syngenta
Pros and Cons
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Bioengineered
products reduce cost
for farmers
Less work for farmers
They say it’s safe
Company who
produce them are
profitable
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They have never done
research about long
term effect on people
Destroy natural
environment and
natural ecosystem
Bioengineered
products might cause
allergy
Reaction to Bioengineered
Products
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Many European countries are now protesting
to Bioengineered Products
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78% of Sweden, 65% of Italy, 53% of U.K, 78% of
German are opposed for GM products in 1997
In 1996, Denmark required labeling of all GM
items
The same year, Italy banned glowing GM corns
In The U.S, labeling of GM products is not
required
S-Curve
Now We Should Stop
Video
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