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What are the concerns the public has about ingesting and placing products from genetically modified animals into our bodies? (3 concerns)
What is Not natural, Unsure on the safety, Will alter are bodies
100
Gene transfer has great potential in what areas? (2 areas)
What is pharming and animal biotechnology
100
What is threatened by Biopiracy? (2 things)
What is sustainability and biodiversity
100
A method of gene transfer in which DNA is injected into the embryo of an organism is called?
What is microinjection
100
What are the concerns about altering animals? (3 things)
What is The changes are detrimental to the species, Traditional species are lost, The welfare of the animals is in jeopardy
200
What is a super weed?
What is weed that cant be killed with current techniques and can kill crops
200
What are the public concerns about Bt toxins?
What is make insects resistant and harm biodiversity
200
Who inspects bioengineered food in the US for safety?
What is APHIS and EPA
200
What group completed a study that found there was no difference between traditional crossbred foods and bioengineered foods?
What is National Research Council
200
Why are consumers apprehensive of new substances being introduced into the food supply? (2 things)
What is Creation of new allergen and Unknown proteins introduced into the food
300
How many people in US have a food allergy?
What is 1.5%
300
What is “frankenfood”?
What is Food that has been genetically modified
300
What are the requirements for obtaining a patent?
What is never been made, has an inventive step, serves a functional purpose
300
What are the public concerns about modern biotechnology in the US? (2 things)
What is Unsure of what goes into the food we eat and Do not know what affects biotechnology will have on us or the environment
300
What agency provides information on the patent process and overseas patent approval
What is USPTO (US patent and trademark office)
400
What agency gives advice to the president
What is National Bioethics Advisory Commission
400
What agency investigate the safety of medicine and some of our food supply
What is FDA (food and drug administration)
400
What agency governs the testing of Bioengineered plants
What is APHIS (animal and plant health inspection service)
400
What agency inspects meat and poultry to be consumed as food
What is Food Safety and Inspection Service
400
What agency created guidelines for the use of genetically engineered substances in laboratories
What is the Department of Health and Human Service’s National Institute of Health
500
What agency completed studies that showed no evidence that bioengineered foods were unsafe or that bioengineered plants were a risk to the environment
What is National Research Council
500
what agency creates a Science Advisory panel to address environmental concerns about bioengineered crops being put on the market
What is EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
500
What are the benefits of gene splicing in comparison to a crossbreeding program? (3 things)
What is Better Precision, More Control, More Safe
500
The illegal commercial development of naturally occurring biological material is known as?
What is biopiracy
500
The first living organism that was patented was a?
What is bacterium that broke down oil