Genetically Modified Organism ( Gmo ) - 1389 Words

According to Brock Biology of Microorganisms, a genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genome have been altered using genetic engineering (Madigan, Martinko, Bender, Buckley, and Stahl, 2014). GM products include crops and animals, such as soy, cottonseed, alfalfa, papaya, canola, and sugar beets. Throughout the years there has been arguments about the safety of consuming GM products. Some countries believe that GMOs are not safe to consume while other countries believe that they are safe to consume. More than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, have restriction or bans the production and sale of GM products. However, in the U.S. GM products have been†¦show more content†¦The nine high-risk GM products are alfalfa, canola, corn, cotton, papaya, soy, sugar beets, zucchini, and yellow summer squash. On the other hand, there is monitored risk of production, which means that there is a suspe cted or known contamination of GMOs being added to the crops. The eight monitored risk crops are beta vulgaris (chard, table beets), brassica napa (rutabaga, Siberian kale), brassica rapa (bok choy, mizuna, Chinese cabbage, turnip, rapini, tatsoi), cucurbita (acorn squash, delicata squash, patty pan), flax, rice, wheat, potatoes. Nonetheless, crops aren’t the only organisms that have GMOs. GMOs are also being added into animals, however, these modifications were unsuccessful and terminated. The first example was GMOs being added to salmon. On November 19, 2015 the FDA had approved to genetically modify AquAdvantage salmon. The salmon was safe for human consumption, but two months after the approval the FDA banned the production of the fish due to the Congress forbidding the sale of GM salmon. Another example of GMOs being added are to pigs. Enviropig was a genetically engineered pig that was developed by scientists at the University of Guelph. In 2009, the government approved the production of the pigs, however, in 2012 the University announced the termination of the Enviropig program, therefore euthanizing the pigs that had already been