A Visual Guide to Genetic Modification

Stephen S. Hall of this month's "Scientific American" magazine tells a story about how a revolutionary genetic editing tool called CRISPR can transform the agricultural industry. Taking mushrooms as a main example, the hall thinks that this particular genetically engineered model is a cautiously optimistic view on how to help small-scale farmers than multinational corporations often associated with genetically modified organisms I am drawing. Given the broad suspicion of genetically modified products, the challenge would be to eliminate the public perception of CRISPR as a more advanced and potentially more frightful form of genetic engineering.

Of course, using genetics to change crops is not new - in fact, it will return to Gregor Mendel and his famous hybrid beans. It is widely believed that GMO (GMO) we currently know is different from that made by Mendel. But how exactly do they differ, and why is the difference important? What is the difference between CRISPR and other genetic recombination techniques?

Fortunately, I have infographic that answers all these questions. The picture below was created by Jen Christiansen as part of March's print "Editing Mushroom", which provides an elegant interpretation of the three major types of genetic modifications. Using a consistent, concrete example and easy-to-access visual language, this figure reveals the mystery of GM technology and makes it possible for CRISPR that science is more accurate and not actually destructive than previously provided We emphasize sex. How to improve crops

Genetic modification is neither a human health problem nor a practical prohibition in organic agriculture: it is the only genetic modification that is banned in the laboratory. For centuries, humans have genetically modified food through practices called mating. It is basically to cultivate desirable quality plants. For example, this is how to remove species from bananas. This is not surprising. As I mentioned, organic foods may sound terrible, but they are not really bad for you. Yes, if you use their bottles to kill pesticides it may be dangerous, but the amount you get with the average tomato is nanogram. For reference, your body contains more formaldehyde than pesticide.

The moral modification of genetic modification is a way to change the pattern of genetic material. The genetic material found in cells in molecules called DNA is the design of every living organism. That is, patterns of changes in DNA molecules such as plants, animals, bacteria and the like can alter the characteristics of the organism. - It was discovered that genetically and genetically altered DNA could be extracted from DNA using protein "scissors" more than 20 years ago and then copied or cloned. The gene can be equipped with a genetic "switch" for raising and lowering it and inserting it into the body. This is the basis of genetic modification. It makes it possible to determine the gene sequence