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d plants, which in turn produce GM food crops.... Second-generation GM crops tend to show improved quality characteristics, as for example, increased levels of nutrient contents in the resulting food products.... In the current context, that shows decreasing natural resources, it is important to maintain an increase in productivity values within worldwide agriculture for ensuring enough food availability and raw materials for a persistently increasing population (von Braun 2007)....
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Dissertation
Enhanced food production, sustainable agriculture and conservation of natural resources all mandate the application of new technology to augment conventional methods of food production The first field trials of transgenic crops were conducted in the USA and France in 1986 and have now extended to 24 countries and about 56 crops (Clive and Krattiger, 1).... Name Instructor Course Date Genetically Modified food: Benefits and Drawbacks.... One of its main applications is in the field of biotechnology, where is used to develop products in the fields of agriculture, medicine and food production....
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Research Paper
Agriculture:-biotechnology is making new ground in the food agriculture area.... Foodbiotechnology valuable and viable alternatives to food problems, and a solution to nutritionally influenced disease such as diabetes, hypertension , cancer, heart diseases, arthritis etc.... Many areas of biotechnology have arisen through the interaction between various parts of biology and engineering,biochemistry,biophysics,cell biology,colloid chemistry, embryology,ecology,immunology,molecular biology,medical chemistry and many such fields....
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Essay
his paper, in particular, explores the impact of the genetic manipulation on the allergenicity of the GM potato.... With the growth of the human population, which is "estimated to reach 9 billion by 2040, and with the small but steady decrease of agricultural land (around 70 000 km2 annually)"3, the GM food plants seem like the most effective measure to counter these problems.... Since then, more rigorous measures and procedures concerning GM food have been implemented in order to prevent such unwanted outcomes....
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Book Report/Review
The proponents and opponents of biotechnology and its application envision different futures.... Genetically engineered food has been a subject of hot debate for the past three decades.... Genetically engineered food is an application of biotechnology in agriculture which has enabled us to design and create plants with the desired characteristics through genetic engineering.... We even observe biotechnology in our very own surroundings....
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Essay
Biotechnology can be broadly categorized into two – traditional biotechnology and modern biotechnology.... This term paper "Applications of Biotechnology in food and Agriculture" focuses on the use of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents and systems to provide goods and services.... Of particular interest are food and agriculture and how biotechnology has influenced and continues to influence matters therein (Smith, 2004)....
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Term Paper
ince the introduction of GMO foods, (Domingo & Bordonaba 735) says that a significantly high number of new GM products have been certified as safe and enlisted together with some traditional foods as potential food sources.... The fact that these references do not come from reputable biotechnology companies serves to allay any fears regarding the health impact of GMOs (Domingo & Bordonaba 736)....
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Literature review
"NGOs and Poverty alleviation" paper agrees that the non-governmental organizations played a significant role in poverty alleviation in the past decades through empowering the poor.... Although poverty alleviation is a global issue, the discourse focus in the late 20th century has always been the methods of removing developing countries from such situation, which made international communities adopt the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that aims to halve the level of poverty by 2015 (Anton V, 2007)....
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