Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture

Take a look at the science behind genetic engineering and see how it is used in food crops and animals. Learn where and why this technology is used and look at the science-based concerns about the use of genetic engineering in agricultural production systems. Series: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources" [10/2004] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 9057]

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Education

Tags:

• genetic
• engineering
• food
• animal
• technology
• agriculture

[kikibortok]

Around 2000 foods stopped beeing tasty.Where is the flavours we once had???

[opaquetranslucence]

the closest thing this babyfood video ever got close to showing how the food is engineered is a petri dish and a lady cutting a tomato. where's a video on actually DOING the engineering? if i wanted to watch sesame street, i'd turn on PBS.

[2011rhythmdivine]

Genetics is really a great deal for plants and animals alike. I'm glad reports tell us of an improvement of species by doing genetic engineering.  Congrats!

[myndy86]

There will be protests regarding genetic engineering/modification in california and throughout the U.S. on 3/26/11.

Go to "Rally for the Right to Know" on facebook, for more information.

Go to the "organicconsumers" website to sign petitions.

[jesusthebom]

@Jefferdaughter there are difrent types of redroductiong both sexual and asexual, so you dont really need a "father" plant to cross polinate with a "mother" plant, she just gets lonely and releases her own pollen into herself lol

[KidsandKarma]

@kikibortok: you're aging. As a person gets older we don't taste the subtleties of flavor as well.

[SirWinstonChurchill]

Legalize genetic engineering of marijuana in November...

The California Marijuana Trojan Horse initiative.

[boxa888]

@opaquetranslucence the major parts are the gold bullet model which penetrates the cell walls and disolves to allow GM material to bind with the organsms DNA. there are chemicals created by bacteria and viruses that are used to splice the DNA. basicaly ripping off bacteria's propagation ability to enginneer its own DNA to allow diversification. virus which infect cells have cutting chemicals and mending chemicals, they can be made by chemical enginnering to thus rip open DNA and fuse it!SCARY

[theelectrifier]

Goethe was a real scientist. he would never have allowed genetic engineering

[RunescapePins]

cool vid

[Jefferdaughter]

Einstien121 - outside of the lab, GMO's cannot be kept from breeding. Most crops MUST 'breed' to produce; ie grain & seed crops. The genetic modifications have already spread - to formerly organic crops & related native species through pollen.

Organic farmers have lost crops (and maybe thier certif organic staus), and been sued by the patent holders (industrial agri corperations) - though the patent holders failed to contain their genetic contaminants (GMOs).

Among other concerns..