Reference no: EM132797333

The instructions and marking criteria for this response are outlined below:

Instructions:

Review your work and research on the GMO case study. You will submit a response that explains your stand on the question "should genetically modified food be banned?".

Explain what genetically modified food is, including some examples. Then, explain if you believe that genetically modified food should be banned or not. You should include examples, reference current regulations and laws, and scientific facts to show why you believe this. You will be assessed on your work giving evidence of why you think they should or should not be banned. You are encouraged to find sources on your own, but to get you started a list of suggested references are below.

Resources that may help your research:

• https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/gm-plants/what-is-gm-and-how-is-it-done/
• https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/genetically-modified-foods-other-novel-foods/safety.html
• https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/canadians-deeply-divided-overgenetically-modified-food-study-shows
• https://globalnews.ca/news/4222159/canadians-genetically-modified-food/
• https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/05/24/gm-labelling-poll-canada_a_23442642/
• https://cban.ca/gmos/products/on-the-market/
•  (note: this is an advocacy group generally against GMO - be sure to use your critical thinking skills and research the political standpoint of the group and get secondary references for any scientific facts presented).

You will be graded based on the following success criteria and rubric:

Success Criteria

• Describe some main techniques used in biotechnology to genetically modify food
• Based on research, analyze some of the social, ethical, and legal implications of biotechnology (genetically modified foods)
• Demonstrate expression and organization of ideas and information with logic (across the presentation) using scientific terminology.
• Compare and analyze some key aspects of Canadian regulations pertaining to biotechnology