This video was very informative for me to watch because i had no idea that large companies were patenting seeds, etc. and taking crops away from farmers who use those seeds or pesticides. This made me angry because when the companies file law suits against farmers they discourage many people from farming, people would rather not want to get into that mess and most farmers today are losing money trying to compete with these large companies so the amount of people farming is decreasing. I think we need to have more people in the world farming; like the video said if people in third world countries brought back farming then not as many people would be starving in the world and with farming you dont have genetically modified food. This video made me think about the future and how genetically modified food is just going to get worse, because of our increasing population we are going to need more food and the government is going to have genetically modified food be the answer to the food shortage problem. I believe that we should have labels on genetically modified foods because many people get sick and dont know the reason for it and if their food was labeled as being genetically modified then they can use the food as a possible factor for their illness. After watching this film it really made me wonder what some of the side effects are for me eating genetically modified foods because for example, i love strawberries and i know the strawberries i get from the store are probably genetically modified but I dont know what exactly the genetically modified foods are doing to my body, it makes me very curious on what the side effects are. Ive been eating genetically modified foods for awhile now and do so without thinking about it or fearing it, but I think that if I knew the harm it was causing me then I would be more concerned.
Citation:
Costa-Font, Montserrat., Gil, Jose., and Traill, W. Bruce. "Consumer Acceptance, Valuation of and Attitudes Towards Genetically Modified Food: Review and Implications for Food Policy." Food Policy April 2008, Ebsco Research Database. Western Libraries, Bellingham. 4 April 2008. http://web.ebscohost.com/
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I completely agree with what you had to say. It seems that we have some similar views on the video that we watched. I guess one thing that caught my attention was the fact that these companies can claim ownership over certain things that they produce from a certain gene. I find that this is dangerous because it makes me think of the future. Obviously, it is all about the corporation and what they own. If all corporations become greedy and claim ownership over each and every genetically modified food produced by a specific gene, I feel that our world could simply turn to chaos.
That suicide gene is indeed quite frightening. I thought it was interesting, although not totally surprising, that the co-owner of the patent was the United States government. Apparently we, as the best and most knowledgeable nation in the entire world, need to be in control of such a powerful utility and dare not let it slip into "the wrong hands."
The strawberries I've been seeing at the supermarket are pretty scary to look at. It's not to late to plant some strawberries of your own and still have a yield this season. I can guarantee that they will taste much better than the comparable behemoths offered up by Freddie's.
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