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    Nanotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) present both opportunities and risks that involve both scientific and social considerations. Regarding nanotechnology, it may help address environmental, health, and economic problems but also potentially cause health risks if nanoparticles enter the body. For GMOs, there are disagreements around their safety and impacts, with scientific research supporting their safety but some arguing long term effects are unknown or that they favor corporate over smaller interests. An balanced view is that while GMOs may be as safe as conventional foods, more research is still needed to assess long term impacts and address all stakeholder concerns.

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    Nanotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) present both opportunities and risks that involve both scientific and social considerations. Regarding nanotechnology, it may help address environmental, health, and economic problems but also potentially cause health risks if nanoparticles enter the body. For GMOs, there are disagreements around their safety and impacts, with scientific research supporting their safety but some arguing long term effects are unknown or that they favor corporate over smaller interests. An balanced view is that while GMOs may be as safe as conventional foods, more research is still needed to assess long term impacts and address all stakeholder concerns.

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    Nanotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) present both opportunities and risks that involve both scientific and social considerations. Regarding nanotechnology, it may help address environmental, health, and economic problems but also potentially cause health risks if nanoparticles enter the body. For GMOs, there are disagreements around their safety and impacts, with scientific research supporting their safety but some arguing long term effects are unknown or that they favor corporate over smaller interests. An balanced view is that while GMOs may be as safe as conventional foods, more research is still needed to assess long term impacts and address all stakeholder concerns.

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    SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

    LEARNING ACTIVITY 7_
    THE NANO WORLD and GMO

    NAME: LYNDON THERESE M. LAPUZ DATE: 01-25-2023


    COURSE/SECTION: BS-PSY-1-1 SECTION: 23 STUDENT NO.: 2022-21059

    Instruction: Provide a complete answer for the following items. Copying answers exactly from the internet will
    be automatically zero for this activity.

    Part I.

    1. Give at least 5 examples of nano technology (10 points)

    Name of Nanotechnology Picture/Image

    1. Sunscreen

    2. Tennis balls

    3. Children’s paints

    4. Computers

    5. Furniture
    2. Think of a nanotechnology product which can be manufactured and will be useful in your field of
    interest/course. If you were a scientist, how would you proceed with the process? You can do a library or
    internet research to be guided. (5 points)
    - I’d like to create a different version of sunscreen. First, I’d take a look of the properties and
    materials that my product should possess, and I’d utilize the following data with the help of
    advanced technology. I’d study first the elements needed.
    3. Do you think nanotechnology causes health risks? Justify your answer by citing specific reference/s. (5
    points)

    - Yes, Nanoparticles penetrate the body through the skin, lungs, and digestive system. This
    may contribute to the generation of 'free radicals,' which can cause cell damage and DNA
    damage.

    4. How can nanotechnology address problems in the environment, health, and economy? Explain your
    answer. (5 points)
    - Nanotechnology's potential advantages can be utilized in a variety of goods, techniques, and
    applications that can surely promote environmental and climate protection, from saving raw
    materials, energy, and water to reducing greenhouse gases and hazardous waste. To add
    more, particles are created to be attracted to damaged cells, allowing for direct treatment of
    specific cells. This approach protects healthy cells in the body and enables for earlier illness
    identification.

    Part II.

    5. Using your critical thinking as well as your further research on the use of GMOs, identify which portions
    of the position are based upon scientific research and which portions are based more on social issues.
    List your answers on the given table below. (10 points)

    Scientific Issues Social Issues

    - Less safe. - It harms human health.


    - It can be an inspiration to other - It creates damage to the environment
    scientists to genetically modify every as well as other organisms.
    organism, - Promotes capitalism as it favor the
    - Health issues. interests of large multinational
    companies at the expense of smaller
    providers.

    6. Reach a consensus from your own research. The use of GMOs is a topic that combines both social and
    scientific issues. Your consensus will be a combination of the two opposing views based upon multiple
    lines of evidence. Below, discuss and formulate a NEW position on the use of GMOs which addresses
    the needs and wants of both sides of the issue. Keep in mind that the consensus may include multiple
    solutions. (5 points)
    - Major worldwide and national expert institutes and academies agree on the scientific
    consensus that food produced from genetically modified (GM) crops is as safe as any other,
    and that there are no unique safety hazards or health problems associated with GMO
    consumption.
    - There is no scientific agreement on the safety of genetically modified organisms. According
    to a 2015 declaration signed by 300 scientists, medics, and professors, the media's constant
    assumption of scientific consensus on GMOs is "an artificial construct that has been
    unjustly promoted."
    - The conclusion was clear: After studying hundreds of scientific papers on the subject,
    listening to activists testify for hours in person, and taking into account thousands of public
    comments, the scientists concluded that there was "no substantiated evidence that foods
    from GE crops were less safe...

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