ECOL 1000 1nd Edition Lecture 31 Outline of Last Lecture I GMOs II Mosanto III Bt corn case study IV Regulation of GMOs Outline of Current Lecture II Bioreactors III Potential benefits of GMOs IV Potential limitations of GMOs Current Lecture Bioreactors transgenic animals for medicine o Transgenic goats produce pharmaceutical products in milk o Worked with transgenic sheep and pigs for organ transplants o Enviropig Pigs cannot digest phosphorus in grains Digest phosphorus but releases 20 60 less in manure Transgenic humans o Designer babies stronger athletes soldiers healthier humans Potential benefits of GMOs o Could be environmentally friendly crops less tillage less pesticide o Reduce use of broad spectrum chemical biocides o Higher food yields better nutrition o New weapons against diseases Potential limitations o Do not know long term health effects o New selection pressure for herbicide tolerant weeds chemically tolerant pests o Effects on non target species and diversity o Genetic contamination of wild species o Outcompete native species o Ethics of human genetics in animals o Still in development risks are unknown o Is it ethically right to change species These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute
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