APES: Harvest of Fear Part I: Introduction 1: Who are the ELF? What are they against?

Earth Liberation Front is a group they are against genetic research. 2: Which crop was the catalyst to the GMO foo in ustry? !orn " it#s own pestici e $ananas " %a&es it#s own %e icine Fish " grows fast ': What is (the gene gun? How does it work? )he a%%unition is genes. )he target a plant. )he shot is propelle by co%presse gas. *fter being %agnifie %any ti%es first tens of thousan s of copies of the esire gene are %a e ne+t they are %i+e with tiny tun+ton. Part 2: BT ,: Which university was the 1st to try GMO foo s? !ornel -ni.ersity. /: What were so%e of the first ideas for GMO0s? $y getting genes into plants. -sing reco%binant 12*. 3: Who are Monsanto? What i they (set out to o? !orn that %a&es it#s own pestici e. )hey are scientists. 4: What is a big ris& for corn crops? What is the problem with spraying with pesticides? )he European corn borer caterpillar. )hey &ill insects they on#t want ea . 5: What is BT? What does it do? )hey replace pestici es. 6: Why was genetically engineering consi ere to be a sa.er of the en.iron%ent? $ecause they on#t use pestici es so not polluting the en.iron%ent an the people who ha.e to han le the pestici es. 17: When i GM foo s get into the wi esprea %e ia? $y 1663 because grain han lers were %i+ing together non g%o an g%o crops together an things with corn an soy foun their way into pro ucts. Part III: The Anti-GM Move ent 11: What i the Euro!ean "nion .ote for? 2o new genetically %o ifie organis%s woul be co%%erciali8e until further notice an the i%portant ones %ust be labele . 12: What i the "niversity o# $e% Me&ico researchers fin out fro% sur.eys an focus groups? Ma9ority say no they on#t: but %ost i n#t &now they were eating GMO#s. 1': What is your opinion on GMO0s? (Before watching the video?) 1,: !an so%eone (prove that GM foo s are safe? 2o because you can#t pro.e any technology nowa ays is for sure safe: but we can %ini%i8e the ris&

with proper testing. 1/: ;ow are GM foo s teste for safety? $y being fe to %ice at 1:777 ti%es greater than hu%an consu%ption. 13: ;ow oes Monsanto test their GM foo s at the molecular level? )hey co%pare the che%istry %olecule by %olecule if the graphs line up e+actly they ha.e substantial e<ui.alence. 14: What oes the -=1*: F1* an E>* o for GM foo s? -=1*: safe to grow F1*: safe to eat E>*: crops li&e $) corn that contain pestici es Part I': Allergies 15: Why are people concerne about allergies with GM crops? 5? of chil ren an 2? of a ults ha.e allergies to regular foo an for GM crops there are proteins that ha.e ne.er been consu%e . 16: Why shoul people ha.e confi ence in GM foo s? $ecause they are base on ' eca es of research. 27: What o the (Union of oncerned !cientists belie.e shoul be one? 1eser.es special scrutiny. )hey shoul label their pro ucts to trac& their har%. 21: What happene to (!tarlink orn? E+plain the e.ents an conse<uences. @t was inten e for *%erica#s brea&fast table: was engineere to %a&e a to+in !ry6 !. )hey recreate in a test tube the che%ical con ition of the hu%an gut an ti%e how long a new protein woul ta&e to brea& own: the longer it ta&es the %ore li&ely it#s an allergen. =ol it to far%ers for ani%al fee . 22: 1escribe the %eaning of the state%ent: ("he absence of evidence isn#t the absence of harm$ Aust because there is no proof oesn#t %ean there are no effects. Part ': GM (istory 2': ;ow i hu%ans get di##erent ty!es of fruits an .egetables? @ntro uce through bree ing an selection as well as cross bree ing. 2,: What are so%e of the ris)s o# natural *reeding of fruits an .egetables? >otatoes " bree high le.els of to+ins that can &ill people !elery " che%ical when touches light: high le.el of to+ic an wor&ers who har.este ha s&in rashes. 2/: What is the difference between %classic breeding and genetic engineering? !lassic " can only cross relatable plants %i+ing tens of thousan s of genes at a ti%e Genetic " %uch %ore precious %o.ing genes into plants an %o.e genes between ifferent life for%s li&e insects: ani%als: fish: plants. 23: &o you believe that a single gene in a new species woul change the species as a whole? @t %ight by isrupting the foo chain.

24: Monsanto hol s +++2,+++ ? of -.=. agricultural patents. Part 'I: GM-.s and the Environ ent 25: Monarch $utterflies lo.e to eat +++++ il)%eed lea.esBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 26: What i the scientists fin out about the B" orn and 'onarch Butterfly aterpillars? $ecause %il&wee lea.es are foun in an aroun corn fiel s. )he caterpillars grew %ore slower: ate less: %ore ie on the $) corn. Part 'II: GM-.s and /onsu ers '7: What is the ifference between $) !orn >ollen in the lab and in the field? $) corn pollen oesn#t go .ery far: so the effect is within a corn fiel or a couple feet away. '1: Why is it so hard to &now if $) !orn >ollen is har%ful to Monarch $utterflies in the fiel ? $ecause the $) corn pollen oesn#t tra.el all that far: %ore ata shoul #.e been collecte to %a&e sure. '2: (f you had the choice between $) !orn an spraying with insectici eC which would you choose and why? @ woul pic& $) !orn because it &ills %ore than $) !orn an it has har%ful effects to the en.iron%ent an the people ealing with the insectici e. '': What oes it %ean when foo is (organically grown? Far%ing one in har%ony with nature. 1oesn#t ha.e g%o#s or to+ic che%icals. @s %ore e+pensi.e though. @nstea of herbici es uses sheep: no che%ical fertili8ers " co%post. Mini%i8e the har% one an %a+i%i8e the nutrition an goo ness. ',: What are the fears of using B" orn over time? @ntro uction of %ore to+in: resistant pests. Part 'III: Pesticide 0esistance 1 Feeding the 2orld '/: What has the E>* %an ate against the pestici e resistance? How should this help? * refuge. For e.ery fiel of $) crops far%ers %ust plant a section of non $) crops a place where non resistance plants can li.e. !ontinuing generations of susceptible bugs because they will %ate with the one#s affecte by $) crops. '3: Why is it har to (guarantee that foo s are GM free? '4: What is su*sistence agriculture? -nable to affor fertili8er pestici es its (organicD '5: Why i Monsanto in.est in the sweet potato for *frica? What were the results? $ecause they were attac&e by wea.les an other insects. )he g% plant grew tall an lush: large an healthy. Part 'IIII: Feeding the 2orld '6: What is one of the biggest proble%s with soil in far%ing in parts of Me+ico? E+cess %inerals li&e alu%inu% re uces corn pro uction.

,7: Why do people resist the i ea of helping people with GM foo s? $ecause they ignore the positi.e benefits to the en.iron%ent an the people. )hey thin& there is enough foo for e.eryone in the worl . We are not istributing it econo%ically. Part 3: Success and /hallenges ,1: How much money i Monsanto onate towar the worl agriculture pro9ect? 2/ hun re ollars own part of a buil ing where genetic research was being one %a e 6:777 a%age. ,2: What other actions ha.e the ELF ta&en? Fire that burne ,': )he genetic =al%on ha.e been engineere to grow +4+++ + larger than regular =al%on. ,,: What is special about the transgenic =al%on? )hey are bigger an grow in less ti%e. ,/: What is the (good genes hypothesis? Male is large %ust be a better parent. $e able to sur.i.e better. Part 3I: Po!ulation Pro*le s ,3: What did the model tell us about what woul happen if the transgenic fish (escape D an en e up %ating with regular fish? Fewer of the genetically %o ifie sur.i.e : least fit pro uce fewer nu%ber of off springs. >opulation coul lea to e+tinction. ,4: What other )' products are in e.elop%ent? E&!lain the !lans #or *ananas5 Ma&e a .accine you can eat. $anana baby foo . =tarte with potatoes then to%atoes an ne+t to bananas to ha.e an e itable .accine. ,5: What is (golden rice an how it is helpful? E&!lain5 ;elp to sol.e blin ness for chil ren who lac& .ita%in *. Part 'II: The Future o# GM Products ,6: Why are biotech co%panies worrie about (labeling GM pro ucts? =o%ething is wrong: %islea ing. /7: Why o labels re uce *%erican0s fear of GM foo ? @t %a&es the people feel in control because they coul choose. $ove *er 2672- /ali#ornia voters re8ected Pro! 9:; %hich %ould have re<uired retailers and #ood co !anies to la*el !roducts ade %ith genetically odi#ied ingredients5 /1: @n spite of the fact that people in focus groups state that they woul rather see GM foo s labele : proposition '4 was re9ecte by !alifornians in 2o.e%ber 2712. Eoters were concerne about the increase costs of pro ucts that woul be force to be labele . What is your opinion of labeling?

/onclusion: Write a *+paragraph persuasive essay (for ,- against) on one of the following topics. (see persuasive essay format) unknown risk in long effects it/s to the advantage of companies for they get better and bigger crops they are interested in profits messing with nature F )he use of GM foo pro ucts F )he use of labeling for GM pro ucts F )he use of GM engineering for other pro ucts G.accines: etc.H F Other topicC please get approval prior @n the past eca e genetically %o ifie foo sI organis%s GGMOsH ha.e beco%e a contro.ersial topic on whether it is beneficial to society or if it actually causes har% to us. When a plant has its genes genetically %o ifie it is not natural: scientists are unsure as to the long ter% effects: an one can not trust huge agribusinesses that get their %oney by conning us: the people. GMOs are 9ust a %eans of increasing har.ests in or er to earn %ore %oney: not for us their custo%ers: but for the%sel.es an their in.estors. )he big proble% with GMOs is the <uestion of safety. Many <uestion if this new science technology is actually safe for the people. Many scientists clai% they#.e been researching this topic for eca es an it#s nearly perfect: so there is a .ery sli% chance anything coul go wrong with it. $ut what about the long ter% affects? =ure it#s not har%ing us now: but what about in 27 years when cancer in the sto%ach or intestine begins to occur: what will be the answer to that? !orporations will tell us that it#s not their pro uct that causes those cancers: an continue to encourage us to buy it: an because we will ha.e been so in octrinate to belie.e that GMOs are safe: no one will &now the cause of any isease that %ay occur. Which lea s to %y secon reason: corporations will say anything an o anything to %a&e their %oney. )o the%: %oney co%es before the well being of people: so they are the last people one shoul trust. @f it wasn#t for F1*#s regulations they woul be selling the public low <uality an isease ri en foo . With the creation of GMOs: though: they can grow their crops an not worry about the pes&y insects co%ing aroun to bother an &ill their yiel . With less ea crops %ore yiel : an %ore %oney is %a e: %a&ing corporations an big business owners happy ca%pers while if these GMO plants har% the public they coul care less. Lastly GMOs are %essing with nature. *s we#.e e.ol.e we#.e %esse with nature too %uch. We try to change what is an typically it lea s to a greater proble%. 2ature is %eant to stay the way it is: because that is what the worl was before we hu%ans ca%e along. We ha.e grown to belie.e that nature is our ene%y because our first reaction to things we on#t see is to &ill instea of letting the% be. $y %essing with nature we are also %essing with people#s beliefs for e+a%ple those who are .egan or .egetarian: they ha.e strong beliefs on not eating ani%al base pro ucts: but what if .egetables an fruits are in9ecte with an ani%al base gene. )hat will go against their belief an it will %a&e it har er to carry out. GMOs aren#t healthy for the hu%an population. )hey can#t be truste ue to the fact corporations ha.e fun e the%: it#s un&nown still if they are 177? safe to eat without any effects an : it#s unnaturalJ it#s %essing with the beauties of nature. *s our population continues to grow: %ore %etho s an technology will e.ol.e. Many things will change so%e for the better others for the worse: but when it co%es own to GMOs it#s for the worse. Kight now things %ay be goo an going great: but gi.e it a eca e or so an the effects are ue to co%e. When it co%es to creating so%ething that is

suppose to be beneficial to public one %ust not only thin& about the effects it#ll ha.e in the %o%ent: but also the long ter% effect. )he people eser.e the best: not so%e genetically %o ifie way of li.ing.