What happen if people eact GMO food that contain antbiotic resistance?
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First of all antibiotics are designed to kill microorganisms like bacteria and fungi by interacting specifically with some of their molecules. Therefore antibiotics anyway do not harm human cells (otherwise they would poison/kill us) since they don't interact with the human cellular machinery and in a way we are already "resistant" to antibiotics.\n\nWhen you digest food proteins that provide resistance to antibiotics are broken down and the genes encoding for these proteins are also broken down. So no they will not enter into your cells or change your DNA...\n\nThe only issue is that there is the possibility that this gene might be transfered through viruses to microorganisms and make them resistant to that antibiotic. Then you could have e.g. a bacterium that is resistant to that antibiotic and therefore infection by it will not be treatable with this antibiotic. HOWEVER it can be treated by other antibiotics. Or it might be specific for microorganisms that are pathogenic eg for plants  but not humans so anyway there wouldn't be any risk for humans.\nMoreover there are other methods that ensure that the final GMO will not have an anibiotic resistance gene.\n\nInserting "new" genes or genes from other organisms in organisms that will be consumed has the risk of generating allergies. It would be poisonous only if you clone a gene that  codes for a toxin but that would be stupid or ill-purposed.
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No, science cannot feed the world, we are already overpopulated and technology can only take us so far. There will always be starving countries unfortunately. All foods that we eat have been modified, and yes, despite scares genetically modified foods are generally ok.
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Not really.  Gene flow is the transfer of alleles (genes) between populations.  This would have to occur through movement in (immigration) or movement out (emigration) of individuals - or more accurately - their gametes.\n\nI forgot to mention a special case scenario called "horizontal gene flow".  This is actually the movement of genes between different species.  Normally, we think of genes only moving within a species because mating occurs within a species.  However, bacteria have an uncanny ability to pick up genes from other (bacteria) species and incorporate them into their own genome.  Most of these genes are on 'plasmids' - small circular DNA.  Plasmids don't encode a lot of genes, usually only a couple of genes.  \nOne type of genes often found on plasmids encode for antibacterial resistance.  When these plasmids find their way from one species of bacteria to another, they can confer new antibiotic resistance to that species.  This explains why there is so much concern about the over-use of antibiotics.  Combining the evolutionary pressure of selecting for antibiotic-resistant strains with the ability to pass these genes between bacterial species - well, it could become quite scary.
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It depends upon the species of ant. Some seek out sweets. Others seek out fats (like cheese). Still others swap between sources depending on what's available.
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Good Question:\n\nParamecium eat bacteria.
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Some bacteria cells are naturally more or less resistant to bacteria - it's genetic variation just like some people are more resistant to the effects of alcohol.  When a population of bacteria is exposed to an antibiotic, some will die right away, while more naturally resistant bacteria will stay alive.  If there is not enough antibiotic to kill all the bacteria (like if someone doesn't take all the antibiotics prescribed to them), only the bacteria that were naturally more resistant will be left.  With little competition to keep them from replicating (because all those less resistant bacteria died), the remaining cells will reproduce to form an entire population of resistant bacteria.
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If you mean antibiotic resistance, when an antibiotic is used inapropriatly the bacteria is not completley erradicated and the ones that survive are the ones that are inharently resistant to the drug and those produce the next generation that are at least as resistant as their parents if not more and this happens repeadedly until the antibiotic is no longer effective for that bacteria. This is why you should not take an antibiotic for your colds because those are viral infections and you are just causing bacteria to get exposed to antibiotics unnessesarily, also if you do get an antibiotic you must take all of it, dont quit taking it when you feel better and save the rest for next time, you will be doing humanity a disservice
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Always finish the full course of anti-biotics as prescribed.  This is important to be sure that the medication has killed all of the bacteria. If you stop the anti-biotic too soon, some bacteria are of tougher strands & have the capacity to mutate into "superbugs".  \nAnti-biotic Resistance builds up due to people not finishing their prescribed doses.
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None that I know of. Why would instant food cause cancer? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are generally very strict about the safety of our food. If you hear that cancer was caused by some type of food, it usually means that lab rats were fed an incredibly large amount of it for a couple of years and then they got cancer. For example, they may have been given the human equivalent of a case of soda a day for six years. Don't worry about your instant food. It's simply been processed in a way that makes it cook faster. Don't believe everything you hear on the street. Most people don't know what they're talking about.
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Well the food is broken down by stomach acid (HCl). I'm not a biologist, but I believe all food undergoes the same general reaction.
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Yes, they still get it.  As long as there are germs/bacteria, there will always be something out there that will be antibiotic resistant that can kill us.  And there will always be something.  Bacteria constantly mutate to survive.  People don't wash their hands enough and touch all kinds of things they shouldn't.  I know sometimes you can get a flesh eating bacteria (Necrotizing Fasciitis) just from bumping your leg on something and getting a cut that is so small that you pay no attention to it.  If it's infected with the Necrotizing Fasciitis, it will eat into your flesh so quickly that you can lose 1 pound of flesh or more an hour if untreated.
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GM- genetically modified\n\nthese plants have their genes altered and there are many possible mutations that can occur.  also, not much research has been done on the long term effects GM food has on our body.  Why do you think Zimbabwe and Angola rejected our maize offer? because they felt that they were the guniea pigs.  anyway, if you look at how a gene is inserted into a plant using the recombinant DNA method, it is actually very dangerous and unstable.  Scientists are making use of bacteria' plasmids to act as a truck to insert the gene.  Although viral causing genes are removed, what makes scientists so sure that they wouldn't remain, mutate and form a super bug?\n\nAlso, there are religious ethics violated, e.g. some people believe we shouldn't play God and Muslims, they cannot eat pork.  What if the pork gene was inserted into maize? and they eat the maize??? also, some people might be allergic to peanuts, if the peanut gene were to be inserted into a crop, and starts expressing itself, would the person die?
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It will take years of research before we know what dangers or ill effects genetically modified foods will have on us. But fear not research is being done ,its just to soon to tell.
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YES...if the bird was sick before being cooked. And, YES, through eggs if the bird was sick or if not cooked thoroughly. This bird flu is really getting serious now...the question is not "if" it will turn into a pandemic, but "when". And, people are still being careless about live chickens here in China...the wet markets are still butchering chickens, with their blood spurting out all over the floor and possibly into vegetables, etc. I don't know what it will take before everyone realizes how grave this problem is becoming. Unfortunately, it may take the sacrifice of human lives condensed into an area before peoples' lives elsewhere will be saved. The gene is just figuring out how to mutate from human to human - and that's all it will take.
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You would become very sick. (Sicker according to the question)\nYou would become anemic.
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There have been a number of ecological problems cause when existing species are moved out of their natural habitat. The jackrabbits in Australia is one example.\n\nGenetically engineered species could have the same effect. If you accidentally introduce what is essentially a new species into an ecosystem, the results could be disastrous.\n\nNote: Genetic engineering efforts tend to be concentrated on domestic animals and plants.  You are unlikely to have to worry about dairy cattle escaping into the wilds.\n\nAnother problem is that bioengineered food may pose a problem for people with food allergies.  If, for example, peanut genes are spliced into some other food plant in an attempt to make it better, eating it could possibly affect people who are allergic to peanuts.  It could become hard to tell what foods would be safe for them to eat.
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bacteria in the colon will give off gas based on what you eat.