Harvest Of Fear Guided Viewing
Part I: Introduction
1: Who are the ELF? What are they against?
The ELF is the Earth Liberation Front who are against biotech.
2: Which crop was the catalyst to the GMO food industry?
Papaya
3: What is “the gene gun”? How does it work?
It injects genes into plants using propelled compressed gas.
Part 2: BT
4: Which university was the 1st to try GMO foods?
Cornell
5: What were some of the first ideas for GMO’s?
It was to try and inject medicine into plants.
6: Who are Monsanto? What did they “set out” to do?
They are an agrochemical company that set out to make a new industry
7: What is a big risk for corn crops? What is the problem with spraying with pesticides?
One big risk is the Euro, Corn Borer Caterpillar . The pesticide problem is that they kill helpful insects.
8: What is BT? What does it do?
Toxins Used to kill caterpillars.
9: Why was genetically engineering considered to be a saver of the environment?
BT Crops.
10: When did GM foods get into the widespread media?
1996 was the year.
Part III: The Anti-GM Movement
11: What did the European Union vote for?
They voted for a ban in commercialized GMOS and that they would be labeled.
12: What did the University of New Mexico researchers find out from surveys and focus
groups?
Many Americans did not know they were eating GMOS.
13: What is your opinion on GMO’s? (Before watching the video?)
I though that it was unorthodox and unnatural.
14: Can someone “prove” that GM foods are safe?
It depends on the GMO.
15: How are GM foods tested for safety?
Be feeding it to MICE.
16: How does Monsanto test their GM foods at the molecular level?
They compared Foods w/o GMOS and the molecules.
17: What does the USDA, FDA and EPA do for GM foods?
USDA: Check the safety of growing them
FDA: To see if they are safe to eat
EPA: To see if the crops have BT
Part IV: Allergies
18: Why are people concerned about allergies with GM crops?
The reactions from GM foods are unpredictable.
19: Why should people have confidence in GM foods?
It has been researched for over 30years.
20: What do the “Union of Concerned Scientists” believe should be done?
The tech should have special scrutiny
21: What happened to “Starlink Corn”? Explain the events and consequences.
The corn was used engineered to make Cry9c (protein). Due to the break down of it, the EPA decided that
it should only be used for animals. Farmers who grew the corn did not separate it from the healthy corn
meaning it could be in our foods right now. This corn needed 500 million dollars to finally get removed.
22: Describe the meaning of the statement, “The absence of evidence isn’t the absence of harm.”
Although evidence isn't found, harm could still be present.
Part V: GM History
23: How did humans get different types of fruits and vegetables?
They cross bred.
24: What are some of the risks of natural breeding of fruits and vegetables?
They can become toxic.
25: What is the difference between “classic” breeding and genetic engineering?
Classic breeding breed cross related plants moving thousands while genetic engineering moves individual
genes making it more precise.
26: Do you believe that a single gene in a new species would change the species as a whole?
no
27: Monsanto holds ______ % of U.S. agricultural patents.
28%
Part VI: GMO’s and the Environment
28: Monarch Butterflies love to eat ______________________
milkweed leaves.
29: What did the scientists find out about the BT Corn and Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars?
The caterpillars died more as they ate slower.
Part VII: GMO’s and Consumers
30: What is the difference between BT Corn Pollen in the lab and in the field?
BT pollen cannot move as far as it is heavy.
31: Why is it so hard to know if BT Corn Pollen is harmful to Monarch Butterflies in the field?
The effects have to be within the cornfields.
32: If you had the choice between BT Corn and spraying with insecticide- which would you
choose and why?
BT as it doesnt not pollute.
33: What does it mean when food is “organically grown”?
The food is grown naturally without any external input.
34: What are the fears of using BT Corn over time?
Pests can create resistance.
Part VIII: Pesticide Resistance & Feeding the World
35: What has the EPA mandated against the pesticide resistance? How should this help?
A refuge in which farmers will have a section for non BT crops.
36: Why is it hard to “guarantee” that foods are GM free?
There are many sources from which GM foods can come from.
37: What is subsistence agriculture?
Farming is organic.
38: Why did Monsanto invest in the sweet potato for Africa? What were the results?
It was to make the other farmers to make them buy his other products richer resulting in GM sweet potatoes.
Part VIIII: Feeding the World
39: What is one of the biggest problems with soil in farming in parts of Mexico?
The soil is poor of nutrients.
40: Why do people resist the idea of helping people with GM foods?
The people focus on negative benefits.
Part X: Success and Challenges
41: How much money did Monsanto donate toward the world agriculture project?
$2.5k
42: What other actions have the ELF taken?
They are targeting universities that are growing GMOS.
43: The genetic Salmon have been engineered to grow ____ x larger than regular Salmon.
4x
44: What is special about the transgenic Salmon?
They just keep growing.
45: What is the “good genes hypothesis”?
Large males are good at securing resources.
Part XI: Population Problems
46: What did the model tell us about what would happen if the transgenic fish “escaped” and
ended up mating with regular fish?
Weak offspring would be produced and the population would decrease.
47: What other GM products are in development? Explain the plans for bananas.
Bananas are to contain vaccines.
48: What is “golden rice” and how it is helpful? Explain.
Golden rice can prevent bindness and infection in children lacking Vitamin A
Part VII: The Future of GM Products
49: Why are biotech companies worried about “labeling” GM products?
People might think that the food is bad.
50: Why do labels reduce American’s fear of GM food?
They have a choice of whether to take it or not.
November 2012- California voters rejected Prop 37, which would have required retailers
and food companies to label products made with genetically modified ingredients.
51: In spite of the fact that people in focus groups stated that they would rather see GM foods
labeled, proposition 37 was rejected by Californians in November 2012. Voters were concerned
about the increased costs of products that would be forced to be labeled. What is your opinion of
labeling?
Labeling should be required as people should know what they are eating.
1: Who are the ELF? What are they against?
The ELF is the Earth Liberation Front who are against biotech.
2: Which crop was the catalyst to the GMO food industry?
Papaya
3: What is “the gene gun”? How does it work?
It injects genes into plants using propelled compressed gas.
Part 2: BT
4: Which university was the 1st to try GMO foods?
Cornell
5: What were some of the first ideas for GMO’s?
It was to try and inject medicine into plants.
6: Who are Monsanto? What did they “set out” to do?
They are an agrochemical company that set out to make a new industry
7: What is a big risk for corn crops? What is the problem with spraying with pesticides?
One big risk is the Euro, Corn Borer Caterpillar . The pesticide problem is that they kill helpful insects.
8: What is BT? What does it do?
Toxins Used to kill caterpillars.
9: Why was genetically engineering considered to be a saver of the environment?
BT Crops.
10: When did GM foods get into the widespread media?
1996 was the year.
Part III: The Anti-GM Movement
11: What did the European Union vote for?
They voted for a ban in commercialized GMOS and that they would be labeled.
12: What did the University of New Mexico researchers find out from surveys and focus
groups?
Many Americans did not know they were eating GMOS.
13: What is your opinion on GMO’s? (Before watching the video?)
I though that it was unorthodox and unnatural.
14: Can someone “prove” that GM foods are safe?
It depends on the GMO.
15: How are GM foods tested for safety?
Be feeding it to MICE.
16: How does Monsanto test their GM foods at the molecular level?
They compared Foods w/o GMOS and the molecules.
17: What does the USDA, FDA and EPA do for GM foods?
USDA: Check the safety of growing them
FDA: To see if they are safe to eat
EPA: To see if the crops have BT
Part IV: Allergies
18: Why are people concerned about allergies with GM crops?
The reactions from GM foods are unpredictable.
19: Why should people have confidence in GM foods?
It has been researched for over 30years.
20: What do the “Union of Concerned Scientists” believe should be done?
The tech should have special scrutiny
21: What happened to “Starlink Corn”? Explain the events and consequences.
The corn was used engineered to make Cry9c (protein). Due to the break down of it, the EPA decided that
it should only be used for animals. Farmers who grew the corn did not separate it from the healthy corn
meaning it could be in our foods right now. This corn needed 500 million dollars to finally get removed.
22: Describe the meaning of the statement, “The absence of evidence isn’t the absence of harm.”
Although evidence isn't found, harm could still be present.
Part V: GM History
23: How did humans get different types of fruits and vegetables?
They cross bred.
24: What are some of the risks of natural breeding of fruits and vegetables?
They can become toxic.
25: What is the difference between “classic” breeding and genetic engineering?
Classic breeding breed cross related plants moving thousands while genetic engineering moves individual
genes making it more precise.
26: Do you believe that a single gene in a new species would change the species as a whole?
no
27: Monsanto holds ______ % of U.S. agricultural patents.
28%
Part VI: GMO’s and the Environment
28: Monarch Butterflies love to eat ______________________
milkweed leaves.
29: What did the scientists find out about the BT Corn and Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars?
The caterpillars died more as they ate slower.
Part VII: GMO’s and Consumers
30: What is the difference between BT Corn Pollen in the lab and in the field?
BT pollen cannot move as far as it is heavy.
31: Why is it so hard to know if BT Corn Pollen is harmful to Monarch Butterflies in the field?
The effects have to be within the cornfields.
32: If you had the choice between BT Corn and spraying with insecticide- which would you
choose and why?
BT as it doesnt not pollute.
33: What does it mean when food is “organically grown”?
The food is grown naturally without any external input.
34: What are the fears of using BT Corn over time?
Pests can create resistance.
Part VIII: Pesticide Resistance & Feeding the World
35: What has the EPA mandated against the pesticide resistance? How should this help?
A refuge in which farmers will have a section for non BT crops.
36: Why is it hard to “guarantee” that foods are GM free?
There are many sources from which GM foods can come from.
37: What is subsistence agriculture?
Farming is organic.
38: Why did Monsanto invest in the sweet potato for Africa? What were the results?
It was to make the other farmers to make them buy his other products richer resulting in GM sweet potatoes.
Part VIIII: Feeding the World
39: What is one of the biggest problems with soil in farming in parts of Mexico?
The soil is poor of nutrients.
40: Why do people resist the idea of helping people with GM foods?
The people focus on negative benefits.
Part X: Success and Challenges
41: How much money did Monsanto donate toward the world agriculture project?
$2.5k
42: What other actions have the ELF taken?
They are targeting universities that are growing GMOS.
43: The genetic Salmon have been engineered to grow ____ x larger than regular Salmon.
4x
44: What is special about the transgenic Salmon?
They just keep growing.
45: What is the “good genes hypothesis”?
Large males are good at securing resources.
Part XI: Population Problems
46: What did the model tell us about what would happen if the transgenic fish “escaped” and
ended up mating with regular fish?
Weak offspring would be produced and the population would decrease.
47: What other GM products are in development? Explain the plans for bananas.
Bananas are to contain vaccines.
48: What is “golden rice” and how it is helpful? Explain.
Golden rice can prevent bindness and infection in children lacking Vitamin A
Part VII: The Future of GM Products
49: Why are biotech companies worried about “labeling” GM products?
People might think that the food is bad.
50: Why do labels reduce American’s fear of GM food?
They have a choice of whether to take it or not.
November 2012- California voters rejected Prop 37, which would have required retailers
and food companies to label products made with genetically modified ingredients.
51: In spite of the fact that people in focus groups stated that they would rather see GM foods
labeled, proposition 37 was rejected by Californians in November 2012. Voters were concerned
about the increased costs of products that would be forced to be labeled. What is your opinion of
labeling?
Labeling should be required as people should know what they are eating.