The article I read about introduced a group of 300 cows that had their milk genetically modified to be some what like human milk. Scientists are saying that they are trying to genetically modify the milk to be more like human milk so the baby cows could have more immunity to diseases they are prone to getting. They are trying to find a substance to replace formula, which is a substance that is less healthier then natural feeding. The article later goes on to say that Michelle Obama promotes natural feeding as a way to reduce child obesity down the line. Natural feeding is also a good way to prevent many infections or infectious things, such as ear infections, gas, obesity, constipation, asthma, allergies, and high blood pressure later in life. So for cows to be able to start this, it would help them very much.
I am still opposed to genetically modifying our food, but for cows to be able to use the same nutrients humans use to naturally feed their young ones, I can't see the problem. I wish I knew some of the bad side effects to this, because I know not everything in this can come consequently free. With a process like this there are many steps in completing this correctly. If done the way it is supposed to turn out and it has such great sucess as it says it should, then I completely agree with the scientists doing this.
Questions:
1. If this didn't work, how might the scientists help the cows get the milk?
2. What is your opinion on GMO, food and animals?
3. Do you think GMO's are humane?
This is a relatively odd article. I don't really see why we would need to change the cows milk to help the stop of the infections and such diseases. This article is kinda confusing though. So far it seems like since they really didn't find anything bad about it it can't be rally that bad. It seems like we don't need this because natural feeding sounds like it is better for the child as a whole. All in all this is not too imperative to us but rather the next generation to come.
ReplyDeleteI have no opposition to this but it sounds like obesity rates would go up with this. It will obviously have a drawback somewhere in this and then things wont go that well if it were to be bad. I agree with Tyler though I mean if there is really good affects from this then why not? It wouldn't be bad to try.
3. I think that GMO's are humane in the whole but some are bad. They really should only modify things if there are no bad consequences. The way that I am hearing though most things will have consequences and then things would take a turn for the worse. Yet if they only released the good ones into public then maybe things would turn out to go great.
Nothing about this GMO seems to bad or harmful, but it does seem kind of weird. i mean, why would you want to make a cows milk like humans milk when it is a cow and obviously NOT a human. I don't think it is a very important GMO considering it doesnt seem that it would make a HUGE different, and it would probably take a ton of testing and money before it could actually be givin to many cows.
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me about something i heard on the radio. it said that some places were now selling "breast milk ice cream". it grossed me out A LOT. so i wonder, if cows milk is going to be now more like human milk, are we going to be drinking "human milk" beacause i find that utterly discusting.
2.I think that GMO's are just gennerally bad food and animals, unless scientists can find a way to eliminate the consequences of each GMO, and also find a way to make the testing for a low cost. Otherwise, the bad outweigh the good.
There wouldn't be a need for this GMO milk if the farmers didn't over-dose on the antibiotics they give to their live stock. The farmers are wasting their money on finding new solutions to the antibiotic-immune bacteria while they could just stop over-dosing their live stock and spend their money on more productive things. Possibly larger holding cells (since its worse than jail) and better, more naturally nutritious food.
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me the other night when my uncle told me about a college term paper he wrote on cow milk. He said if he told me what he'd learned from it, I'd want to switch to soy milk. But then he'd tell me what's wrong with that and I'd be left with coconut and rice milk. So I decided not to learn about the creamy liquid I pour into my cereal every morning. This also reminded me of the antibiotic article Jake talked about in his posting. The GMO milk could have some of the same side effects on humans as the antibiotics do.
I also did some additional research, and cow milk reduces the chance of type 2 diabetes. What would happen to this benefit for us if it's altered to be more human-like?
1. Its good Mrs. Obama approves of it, but is it PROFESSIONALLY approved?
2. If it is approved, what other positive things would come out of it other than less infections in cows?
3. If it isn't approved, what other solutions would the factory farmers come up with? Injections like our vaccines? Inhalants like nasal spray?
I agree in that this article is pretty strange. It seems that by genetically mutating the milk in cows for the baby cows to be more similar to a human's milk, maybe that means using less antibiotic to build up their immune system? In that case, it would be pretty good in that it's helping to stop over-usage of antibiotics, which can potentially create environments which allow for antibiotic-resist viruses/bacteria to form and break out.
ReplyDeleteThis article reminded me of my cousin Justin. He was breast fed as a baby, but he still has asthma. I guess maybe breast feeding just decreases your risk of asthma, as opposed to totally eliminating that option. One of my good friends was diagnosed with asthma as well, when we were younger (4th grade I think.) Apparently she "no longer has asthma" and never actually "used an inhaler", so maybe it was a misdiagnose? I wonder how many other people are misdiagnosed with these diseases. If that's the case, this could really screw up our whole breast-fed babies vs non breast-fed babies rates.
2. My opinion on GMOs so far is that they seem to be a pretty good invention. Some people don't think we should interfere with nature, but if we really didn't want to interfere with nature, we would have no cures or drugs to help dispose of or ease terrible diseases. Maybe GMOs aren't exactly saving lives, but they can if produced and put to usage in the right way (ending world hunger, for example.) There's also the possible risk of side effects, but so far everything seems fine, and if the smooth sailing continues, why not keep up the success? There's plenty of room for GMO and organic farms in my opinion.