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===About Genetically Modified Organisms===
: '''Genetically modified organisms''' are created to have beneficial characteristics which cannot be bred naturally into the [[organism]].
: [[Insulin Production|Insulin is produced]] by '''genetically modified''' [[bacteria]] which have had the [[gene]] [[Coding DNA|coding]] for [[insulin]] inserted into a [[plasmid]] in the [[bacteria]].
: [[Golden Rice|Golden rice]] is a '''genetically modified plant''' which has had the [[gene]]s [[Coding DNA|coding]] for the production of Vitamin A inserted into the [[DNA]] of a rice [[plant]].
===Ethics of Genetically Modified Organisms===
====Arguments in favour====
: '''Genetically modified organisms''' can save the lives of people who need [[insulin]] for [[diabetes]].
: '''Genetically modified organisms''' can provide vitamins to people whose normal diet may not include them due to poverty.
: '''Genetically modified organisms''' can improve crop yields by making [[plant]]s grow faster and bigger than normal.
: '''Genetic modification of organisms''' can introduce new beneficial characteristics which could not have been introduced by [[Selective Breeding|selective breeding]].
: '''Genetically modified organisms''' can be made resistant to pests.
====Arguments against====
: Some people believe that '''modifying the genes''' of [[organism]]s is unnatural or against the will of god.
: The long term affects of '''genetic modification of organisms''' is not yet known.
: The [[gene]]s from a '''genetically modified organism''' may be spread into other [[population]]s of non-modified [[organism]]s which may not be desirable.
: Some '''genetically modified organisms''' are made to be resistant to [[pesticide]]s which means farmers can add more [[pesticide]]s to the [[plant]]s which may be harmful to local [[ecosystem]]s.
: Some '''genetically modified plants''' are made to be unable to reproduce, forcing farmers to buy new [[seed]]s every year from the company that made them.
===Extra Information===
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===References===
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), page 85, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946748/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946748&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a4f0348fc37d0ba1bb52d27f8679581f ''Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), pages 52, 53, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Genetically modified organisms, (GMOs), page 63, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945741/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945741&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=30da4f2178da182547b62a7329d13b57 ''Genetically modified organisms, page 37, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''Genetically modified (GM) organisms, pages 204-205, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''GM (genetically modified) organisms, pages 204-205, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR '']