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     <p id="p1"> Transgenesis, the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another, has the potential to offer new beneficial traits to an organism. Providing advantageous genes to crops could aid in feeding our growing population and increasing the quality of produce. However, transgenic crops pose health and environmental concerns. </p>
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     <p class="hp" id="p1">Centromeric retrotransposable (CR) elements utilize a natural transportation system to package and carry genes to functional centromeres. While its potential role in gene delivery
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    <p>Centromeric retrotransposable (CR) elements utilize a natural transportation system to package and carry genes to functional centromeres. Centromeres are interesting transgene targets as the location offers genes a sort of “protection” with its lack of recombination activity. This could store beneficial genes to accumulate useful traits. However, with some mechanisms of reinsertion unknown, using CR elements to transport genes to a crucial area of cell division poses various risks. We must thoroughly understand the implications of both transgenic modification and the use of this retrotransposition system. A few concerns would be as follows:</p>
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    will need to be continuously investigated, introducing a complex system to improve quality of life needs to be done in a careful way. The public, especially our youth, will need to be aware of
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    what this system will entail to make informed decisions about its use when the opportunity to do so arises.</p>
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    <p> Although CR elements identify centromeric regions for integration, will there ever be a chance of CR elements integrating into areas of high gene expression in the genome? How will we know? Will other traits be affected by reintegration of CR elements into the centromere in the present and future? How will these new traits affect other organisms? These questions must be answered by further research. </p>
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    <p> Can and will modified transgenic crops form reactive or harmful substances with other molecules on Earth? Will downstream effects of transgenic crop production (abundance, resistance to pests...etc.) lead to changes in the food chain? Such questions may be tested through short-term and long-term experiments that introduce transgenic crops to closed artificial environmental systems. </p>
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     <p class="hp">We thus created a typing game, Biotyper, that will allow students to explore some of the images depicting cell components and processes while typing through their descriptions. Although
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     <p> To what extent will transgenic modifications be regulated? Who will make the decision on what genes are deemed “useful”? Will those who object to consuming transgenic products have an equal and alternative option? Who will have a say in determining how transgenic modifications are regulated? These issues must be considered prior to public release. </p>
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      the descriptions may be too hard to understand at first, we hope this sparks
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    interest in the younger community to start investigating what the images mean. These images are from the Cell Image Library and students are encouraged to explore what the image entails even further by researching terms that they are unfamiliar with online. </p>
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    <p>Weighing the risks and benefits of genetic modifications will be important in determining when and how transgenic crops may be used in the future. </p>
 
 
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Revision as of 23:11, 17 October 2018

HUMAN PRACTICES

Centromeric retrotransposable (CR) elements utilize a natural transportation system to package and carry genes to functional centromeres. While its potential role in gene delivery will need to be continuously investigated, introducing a complex system to improve quality of life needs to be done in a careful way. The public, especially our youth, will need to be aware of what this system will entail to make informed decisions about its use when the opportunity to do so arises.

ENGAGING OUR YOUTH

We thus created a typing game, Biotyper, that will allow students to explore some of the images depicting cell components and processes while typing through their descriptions. Although the descriptions may be too hard to understand at first, we hope this sparks interest in the younger community to start investigating what the images mean. These images are from the Cell Image Library and students are encouraged to explore what the image entails even further by researching terms that they are unfamiliar with online.