Genetic Engineering in Agriculture Essay -- Farming Genes Science Essa

Genetic Engineering in AgricultureWhoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of Mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. -The powerfulness of Brobdingnag, Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift, 17271IntroductionGenetically engineered foods are the rage of the day for farmers across the existence. Farmers are able to grow larger, tastier, more colorful foods that are more readily available and attractive to consumers. At the same time, farmers actually have been saving money beca intention their crops are now more resistant to drought, frost, insect infestations, and bruising during deportation to markets. How does this work you ask....genetically modified foods. With the worlds population growing at a rate that earths resources simply cant support naturally, scientific intervention has become and will become even out more inevitable. Feeding the worlds hungry is becoming a more difficult problem to deal with everyday as the populations in unfarmable locations grow to sizes that cannot be support by the current world food supply. My only question is Will food or water run out first?BackgroundFor thousands of eld 2, humans have been selecting the seeds of plants with certain desirable genetic traits to plant the following years crop. For years upon years, growers have identified and cultivated useful plant variants by dint of selective breeding and environmental alterations. Corn, as it is known today, is nothing like it was a thousand years ago. Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics, wrote his first major write up on genetics in 1865 where he puts into words wha... ...cannot be predicted, but we should do our best to preserve a species when possible. Let us feed the world with caution for the environment, morality and humanity.Bibliography1. Plant Physiology, C.S. Prakash May 2001, Volume 126, pp. 8-15 (no link)2. Transgenic Crops, History of Plant Breeding http//www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/history.html3. Websters Dictionary (online) http//dictionary.reference.com/search?q=transgenic4. The Scientist, Using Transgenesis to Create Salt-Tolerant Plants, Ricki Lewis March 2002 http//www.the-scientist.com/yr2002/mar/research1_020304.html (To use this link you will have to use a registered email, use wmeissnerscu.edu)5. Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, August 2003 http//pewagbiotech.org/resources/issuebriefs/geneflow.pdf