Biotechnology Poster: Venomous Cabbage

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Trustworthiness of the Author

The site is not free of advertising, but there is easy to tell the difference between the content and the advertisements.

1a. Is the site free of advertising?

1A: NO

1B: Yes

1b. If there are ads, is it easy to tell the difference between ads and content?

4a. Is the author identified by name?

The author is Laura Moss and she works as a editor and writer at MNN(http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering/venomous-cabbage#top-desktop)

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4b. Does the company or organization that the author works for given?

1b. If there are ads, is it easy to tell the difference between ads and content?

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The website's domain is ''.com'', which means that the site is a official site.

NO

3. Is the site’s domain .edu, .net, .org, or .gov? (IF you see a ~ in the URL, it may be a personal site, not an official site.)

5. Is the author’s biography provided, and does he/she have credentials related to the subject of the site?

YES

The author's biography is provided with a small amount of information, but there is not really a profesional and describing biography since the only thing you get to know is that she is an editor and writer at MNN where she writes about variety of topics and that the main topic is probably cats.

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http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering/venomous-cabbage#top-desktop

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The article was created on Oct. 27, 2010, 12:30 p.m.

7a. Can you find the date the article, page or site was created?

YES

It has enough information for my research, but it could have had more information about ex.when they started testing it, how long they have been testing it, what problems that they have confronted.

6. Does the site have enough information for your research?

YES

On the site where the artice is posted, there are no information about when the site or article was last updated.

7b. Can you find the date it was last updated or revised?

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Is it SAFE?

Venomous cabbage is SAFE because it is made so that it is NOT dangerous to humans. But of course there is a hypothetical risk in using this invention since we don't know and we can't predict what can happened if use this invetion.

But there is ALWAYS a risk in using new inventions, so the best option is probably to test this invention extensively in an controlled environment before releasing it for public use.

How can it change the world?

The venomous cabbage can change the world in the way that it's a good example of biotechnology and genetic engineering.

It can help us and also probably help us to make MORE experiments and tests about the subject. Right now there are a lot of toxic and poisonous things that we use for ex.vegetables and to make those vegetables big,taste good and look good. But the thing about using those dangerous substances is that they are not actually doing anything that makes anything better for either humans or animals, and a lot of humans get sick and a lot of animals die BECAUSE of those substances that we HUMANS have created just to make our food look prettier and to make it taste better. Also, since we because of this experiment knows that it is POSSIBLE to insert genes from one species to another species and get a modified type of ex.cabbage.

Why should Biotechnology and genetic engineering NOT be banned in Sweden?

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering should NOT be banned in Sweden because it can help us with many things and it is ethical and it is safe.

There is a risk in using biotechnology and genetic engineering since we don't know what kind of problems and disadvantages that can appear, BUT we also don't know what kind of benefits that can appear. If we make biotechnology and genetic engineering legal in Sweden, we would be able to continue research in this matter, it could provide us new possibilities to advance and develope new kinds of ex.pest resistent crops that can help us feed and make the world somewhat healthier.

Is it ETHICAL?

Venomous cabbage is ethical, because you are not poisoning the whole ecosystem by using unnecessary pesticides.

What the word ethical means is to recommend the concept of right and wrong actions, and this discovery IS ETHICAL.

Venomous Cabbage

Scientists have recently taken the gene that makes scorpion poison and looked for ways to combine it with cabbage.

They want to make venomous cabbage to limit the use of pesticides while still preventing caterpillars from damaging cabbage crops. These genetically changed cabbages would make scorpion poison that kills caterpillars when they bite leaves, but the toxin is made so that it is not dangerous or dangerous to humans.

Venomous cabbage= cabbage + scorpion poison gene

Why is it important?

Venomous cabbage is important because it is an good example of a method that can work as a replacement for the toxic pesticides.

It's the fact that they have found a way to inject ex.cabbage, with a gene from an animal so that the cabbage get that trait, ex.making poison against pests. This method is impostant because if the farmers and the rest of the community will be able to use this method in a everyday use, then this could be a method that can replace the need for pesticides. If we have found something that can work as a replacement for pesticides, then we should ABSOLUTELY use it. The reason why it's so important to find a replacement to pesticides is because pesticides are toxic to humans and animals if you inhale them, so the priority of finding a replacement for pesticides are pretty big since the pesticides are toxic if you inhale them. There is a small risk about using it, but we should at least try since it's better to TRY to make change and maybe fail than not trying at all.

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Marielle Jonasdotter 9B