Low-fat Pig

10/31/2017

According to news reports, Chinese scientists have genetically modified pigs and "created" pigs with 24% less body fat than normal pigs. The plan is to make pig meat less expensive and "healthier" for human consumption, so they genetically modified pig genes with rat genes to make their body temperatures rise in colder weather. Slimmer pigs? Healthier meat: bacon, pork, ham and pork rinds.

Comment on the following prompt: To what extent should scientists manipulate genes to create genetically modified foods for the sake of artificially "fixing" the health of humans, instead of encouraging exercise?

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Due: Fri., November 4, 2017 11:59 p.m. CST

Victor ajuobi period 4

11/1/2017 08:55:48 am

Scientist should have the full accessibility to do gene modification if its for a healthy cause. Most people feel as if pork is unhealthy and can cause diseases so i believe that scientist doing this is perfectly fine. As this will bring up new consumers who thought that pork was really sickening to eat and not as clean, into eating pork. Using modifications on animals isn't new so them trying to modify pigs to make not only healthier pig, but healthier meat is great. This is a great thing to happen to not only the pigs but to people who enjoy eating meat. I personally believe that this will be a great way to get people into eating more meat.

Keishala B. 1st hour

11/1/2017 07:05:23 pm

Why should more people shift to eating meat? Honestly a lot of people who eat less or even no meat seem to be better off. Also you really want to eat a skinny rat pig, because if they're fusing it with rat genes you're still eating those chemically infused genes. It also can be hazardous the animals, creating mutant offspring, if they can even reproduce at all! Also if something has to be tampered and readjusted with chemicals of another animal then maybe it's not the best thing for you to be consuming on the daily.

Adrian.G

11/3/2017 02:19:17 pm

i agree with you people should change their eating habits than change the DNA of animals.

N.brown 1st

11/4/2017 12:12:46 am

I agree if people eat differently everything would be better and healthier

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/2/2017 07:43:11 am

I disagree with your statement because altering the genetic components of living pig just to satisfy the dietary needs of people. Alternatively people should change their eating habits.

J.barber 7th

11/2/2017 06:44:47 pm

The more people eat pork, the more risky for them to catch a disease or be strongly unhealthy because of chemical they put inside the meat to get the texture that most people like. The more people eat less meat, the more healthier they will be. Pork is nothing but fattening that people take out of poor animals in store inside are bodies. Most people say that meat is good for you because, it makes you stronger and be healthy. But that's not true because, pork makes you slow down in life in make it easier chance for you to catch a disease or worse. Scientists say that they clean it but really they just wash it off the blood off and pass it on to next station. Therefore I disagree with you

Kaleb washington 6th

11/3/2017 01:51:46 pm

I agree and see the point that u are coming from and i say you are right with people who love to eat pork and

C. Villanueva 1st

11/3/2017 10:41:22 am

I disagree. Meat is meat regardless of what they do to it. If people don't eat meat, these changes won't make them suddenly change their minds because it's still not as healthy as a salad. I know it's not new to modify animals but it's wrong regardless of it being new or not. Animals don't need to be changed for us

B. Moreno 6th

11/3/2017 01:28:37 pm

I Truly agree with you . Animals shouldn’t have to be changed or made a different way because of us . Animals are animals period . No matter if we want to be healthy or not . Meat is MEAT . Which is fat, if we want something healthier than we can just simply eat like a salad or something simpler . We shouldn’t just change the way the pigs are .

J.Bailey 6th

11/3/2017 01:48:40 pm

i agree cause people know that the meat is unhealthy and they still eat it anyway .Even if you make the low fat pig it still going to be the same.

Victoria Lobos 6th

11/3/2017 02:09:50 pm

I disagree with you because if scientists ever make a mistake and don’t even know and send it out to all grocery stores it could harm all people and especially woman that are pregnant the genes could harm the baby inside the women’s stomach, and if they would like to make a pig meat healthier they should just make them exercise and make them eat more healthy so it can be all natural meat , and as for deseases they just should be more careful about it .

krobbins/7th link

11/3/2017 02:33:13 pm

i agree with adrian because scientist shouldn't modify food just because it can make people healthier. if people found out what was really in their foods they would watch what they will shop for.

Adrian G 7th

11/3/2017 02:16:05 pm

i think meat should not be modified. its not right to change the DNA and modify how the pig is.

K. Allen 1st pd

11/3/2017 07:06:39 pm

I do not agree with your statement because yes everyone knows that a pig is not the healthiest and the cleanest animal,but combining a rat and a pig won't make the animal any healthier or cleaner. Also, you can not "get people to eat more meat" if they are not already eating meat and enjoying it now.

B. Haynes 1st

11/3/2017 11:29:33 pm

I have to disagree. If people feel as though pork itself is unhealthy, imagine how they would feel about pork with rat genes in it? Sure, scientists have been using genetic modifications for a long time, but that doesn't mean it's healthier for humans to consume these products. Also, why should people eat more meat? Eating less meat is actually a more healthier lifestyle.

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/1/2017 01:50:17 pm

My opinion on this matter is that every time man tries to play God, there is always a awful consequences.I think scientist genetically modifying pigs for the better health of people is a terrible idea. Who knows the repercussions this breakthrough can have. I think this discovery could influence other scientist to modify an element that shouldn’t be changed. Instead of changing the fundamental anatomy of nature we should teach people about their consumption and how to live a healthy lifestyle.

I. Florence 1pd

11/1/2017 08:16:24 pm

Your comment reminded of when Mrs. D said something along the lines of “ they make medicine that mimics fruit” when she was talking about the time she had pneumonia. You and Mrs. D are right. “When man tries to play God, there is always an awful consequence” that will always be true. When scientists create medicine, especially for serious illnesses, the patient can become worst. For example, a cancer patient who received chemotherapy may have a weakened heart after their treatment. This goes to show that everything that is artificially made is not good for human health.

E. Hernandez 6th

11/2/2017 07:20:59 pm

I agree, doing this will probably cause something awful for man-kind. There's little or no chance of this to have a good outcome in my opinion.

R. Garcia 1st

11/4/2017 12:27:23 am

I think this development was a milestone in genetics that could inspire future developments that will impact the lives of people for the grater good.However, in this situation I do agree with your statement on educating people instead of modifying nature to fit our needs. There is no need for genetic modification.

Keishala B. 6th hour

11/1/2017 06:59:34 pm

I honestly believe it isn't that good of an idea because you're tampering with natural elements of nature. And even besides the fact that it harms the animals it's harms humans as well. They're trying to make healthier meat but they're fusing a pig with not only chemicals, but chemicals and genes from a rat. So this 'healthier' meat you're eating is unnatural and a fusion of some chemicals that obviously will be recalled later and that can clearly cause sickness.

Keishala B 1st hour

11/1/2017 07:06:15 pm

*1st hour not 6th hour

T.Dawson 4/5

11/2/2017 11:14:33 am

Pigs are unsanitary and so are rats. Mixing the two sounds like a disaster as is. But to have people consume this things is mind boggling. I can only think that the consumption of this mutated pig will lead to a biological disaster.

I. Florence

11/1/2017 08:31:51 pm

Rats are the guinea pigs for science. Before chemicals and medicine are allowed to be accessed by the public, rats had them first. In addition, rats carry diseases (Bubonic plague for example), just imagined if pigs happened to inherit this trait from the rats. Not to mention that large amounts of pigs are confined to small spaces. This "new and improved" pig would mean more pigs in small spaces leading to unsanitary conditions and diseases that human can consume.

D.Parker, 1st

11/2/2017 08:13:45 am

rats shouldn't be test subjects for science, especially for anything involving humans. we are two different species and have different needs genetically. infusing pigs and rats could lead to diseases similar to mad cow disease or something worse. i don't believe that it's ethical or safe to test an experiment like this and offer it for human consumption.

C. Villanueva 1st

11/3/2017 10:43:09 am

I agree, anything can come from mixing 2 genes that don't belong with each other. They were made the way they were for a reason and it's pretty dumb to changer he course of nature because humans are unhealthy.

T. Tate 1st

11/3/2017 04:46:58 pm

Think about how different our bodies are compared to rats. There is no way we can really be sure if something works just but testing it on a rat.

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/2/2017 07:47:06 am

Your statement is logical and agreeable, I don't think people will be convinced on eating this new "healthier" pig if they knew how it came to be.

Alaysha M.

11/2/2017 07:00:48 pm

I agree, scientists shouldn't have to do all of this just because humans don't want to excerise

B. Moreno 6th

11/3/2017 01:31:16 pm

I agree with you strongly . If us humans want to be healthier and not eat that , then there is a thing called “ diet “ or “ excercising “ other than that , you’ll be good . But we shouldn’t have to change these animals ( pigs ) for us .

hope a 1st perod

11/3/2017 08:33:30 pm

I agree completely. In what way is it okay to tamper with food, just to make it slimmer? Especially using genes from the most unsanitary animal known to man kind.

Florence. I 1st pd

11/1/2017 08:04:03 pm

Scientists should not manipulate genes to create genetically modified foods for the sake of artificially “fixing” the health of humans. Artificial, man-made food will never be better than natural food created the by nature. If anything, artificially made food is worse than natural food because of the added chemicals and hormones. For example, if you were to read the back of an average pack of noodles, you would not be able to pronounce all of the ingredients or know what they are. If scientists really wanted humans to be healthy, they would encourage exercising and natural foods. I say this because scientists know the dangers of having a sedentary lifestyle and man-made chemicals.

kaleb washington 6th

11/3/2017 03:41:00 pm

i agree I think people are better just better off eating little or no pork/meat. It's unhealthy for us, and causes health problems. Also, I believe scientists shouldn't be doing this.

T.Dawson 4/5

11/2/2017 06:38:28 am

At times , scientific advancements can be beneficial to humans. But mutating a pig because a person does not know how to maintain a diet is sickening. Instead of manipulating pig genes, why don't scientists educate the general public on what a healthy diet is? Creating this thing to have "healthier" results will simply create more health problems because you don't know how a human body will react to this concoction. I feel like they only provide alternatives not only to play with God, but to make us sick. Higher rates of illnesses results in more money being spent on medicinal purposes.

Alaysha Moore

11/2/2017 06:58:26 pm

I agree, it is sickening how people don't know how to keep their body balanced .

R.Young 6th

11/3/2017 01:41:01 pm

I agree, Mutating a pig might make it more sickening also people should know what they want to do to their body whether its healthy or not .

J. Maple 1st

11/3/2017 06:21:20 pm

I agree. No one can know the effect of this composition on the human body. The success of this product, because of it’s name, will cause an increase in the production of these animals. As the demand increases, the price will increase. These genetically modified animals will grow the economy, but at what cost?

D. Parker 1st

11/2/2017 08:09:46 am

pork itself is a very unhealthy meat and known for causing clogged arteries, which lead to heart issues and high cholesterol. genetic modification isn't always a good thing either. if something has to be changed scientifically in order to be healthier, it isn't healthy. many people may not react well to genetically modified meat, especially if infused with rats, which are very unclean anyway.

Victor ajuobi

11/2/2017 08:40:10 am

I disagree with your statement, genetic modification is a great way to experiment with biology and come up with new ways to help people by making new discoveries of what our body can do. I believe that mutations can help fight diseases by creating a new gene.

T.Dawson 4/5

11/2/2017 11:07:00 am

Genetic modification is good in some cases. But to genetically modify food to have less fat because people are overweight is ridiculous. If you want people to be healthy and still eat meat, take care of the animals before slaughter and make it affordable! There is no need to falsely advertise meat other than to cause harm. Other than providing reasonable choices, people should have access to information regarding how to eat healthy.

Jameela barber 7 pd

11/2/2017 09:58:11 am

aising pigs for food is a tricky business—mostly because of their fat, the part that makes bacon so tasty. You can’t plump them up too much, because overly fat pigs are more expensive to raise. Since they’re not as efficient at burning body fat, thewarm quire more energy in the form of heated pens and barnsto keep them warm.

D.Hearne 1st

11/2/2017 06:37:44 pm

Scientist should not take genes from a disease infested animal, put it into a very profitable meat source, such as a pig, and claim that they did it because it is healthier. This manipulation of genes can affect the meat itself and cause harm to whomever is eating it. Eating diseases isn't good for a human in any way. If you want to see more healthy people then encourage eating less meat, especially pork. I'm not saying that people have to go vegan, but constantly eating that foods like that isn't good. By, stating that this meat is now supposedly healthier, it will encourage a greater consumption of it. It is possible they are doing this solely for the money and not for health reasons.

E. Hernandez 6th

11/2/2017 07:15:09 pm

I agree, if scientists ARE going to use genes from another animal, the last thing they should use is a rat's.

Jahmi Andrews link

11/3/2017 01:30:10 pm

I agree becuause i think rats have many diseases so theres no way of putting 2 mixed genes together😥😥

C. McCowin 7th

11/3/2017 02:35:21 pm

I agree; the diseases from the rat genes can affect the meat of a pig and that's very unhealthy for us to eat. And how is that going to make that more healthier for us? It's actually worse than the regular pig meat. If people enjoy eating pig meat, then these scientists shouldn't take that away from us. But if people think its unhealthy and not good for us, then they can choose to stop eating it.

T. Tate

11/3/2017 04:35:58 pm

Exactly, why should we put something into our bodies that contains disease. Or why is it even allowed to be sold if it has been infused what infested animal. Everything that there are trying to do to make this seem like a good idea is making it even more less appealing.

R.Garcia 1st

11/4/2017 12:14:58 am

To understand your statement better, are you implying that by transferring a temperature controlling gene from a rat into thee DNA of a pig, it will potentially cause the pig to acquire a disease from the rat?(if the rat carried a disease) If this was what you were trying to convey, i must disagree with this part of your statement. the technology used is precise and only transferred the gene that controls temperature, there is no way i see a disease being transferred. There is ,however, harm in how the newly introduced gene react with the pig's DNA.

Alaysha Moore

11/2/2017 06:54:42 pm

I feel that scientist shouldn't manipulate the food in genes, but then again I do because then people don't have to worry about eating so much pork and being overweight. Man-made food may just make the situation worse than what it already is. Rats carry lots of diseases on them, imagine pigs catching that disease and passing it on to humans all because of fat. I feel like scientist should modify it but people should also exercise. People should continue to exercise even though their eating low-fat foods.

D. Carter 1st

11/2/2017 09:14:53 pm

I agree that scientist shouldn't manipulate genes. God made every thing is made with a purpose so there is no need for man made food

E. Hernandez 6th

11/2/2017 07:13:21 pm

I think people are better just better off eating little or no pork/meat. It's unhealthy for us, and causes health problems. Also, I believe scientists shouldn't be doing this. It just doesn't sound right, them genetically modifying rat genes with a pig's. Again, it's better for people to just balance the meat in their diet.

Zakamion Murry7th period

11/2/2017 08:37:42 pm

i Agree but i also disagree, i agree on that farmers need to stop doing this but i have to disagree because people eat meat and will not stop eating it because most things that us humans eat ,contain meat in eat

Daijah Jackson link

11/3/2017 01:41:43 pm

I agree with you but some people don't know how to balance food. For example people say they are going to start eating healthy but they don't always do it they always eat bacon , chicken , and other unhealthy foods.

krobbins/7th link

11/3/2017 02:36:33 pm

i agree with zakamion on both because it's natural for us to eat meat and it modify's our bodies more than what it should by mixing in our genes together.

Zakamion Murry 7th period

11/2/2017 08:34:30 pm

Honestly,i dont even like the idea of killing a lot of farm animals. Pig farmers are at least killing a pig everyday on their farm and rats are nasty creatures and have diseases .

D Carter 1st

11/2/2017 09:13:03 pm

I don't think scientists should manipulate genes at all. Putting rat genes in a pig can not be healthy. Genetically mutated animals are a manipulation of nature. I feel as if God made all the animals the world needs so there is no need to mutate them. If it isn't natural it can't be healthy.

BriannaB.-6th

11/3/2017 01:50:10 pm

I agree with you what you're saying, bc if you put a rat genes into a pig genes that probably won't be very healthy or tasty, if you ask me.

Jalen Butler

11/3/2017 08:15:55 am

I don’t think scientist should genetically modify any foods. I feel as if it’s all harmful and dangerous to the body if you modify the genes of animal for food. It would especially be pretty dangerous if you add another animal, not from the same kingdom, you could cause even more harm than the pork itself already causes. In the case of a rat then it because another level of dangerous where you need to be cautious of the possible diseases.

J.Bonilla - 4th

11/3/2017 11:59:02 pm

This is a valid statement, adding substances that the body is not accustomed to will have an effect on the body whether its good or bad. Animal genes should not be messed with, the human race is trying to evolve more than it needs to.

C. Villanueva 1st

11/3/2017 10:37:32 am

Scientist shouldn't mess with nature trying to satisfy us. We know what we are doing to ourselves by eating meat, we know how much to consume so we should be able to face the consequences. To put animals in danger all because humans are fat and can't control themselves around food is just wrong. Imagine how the pigs feel, it has to have some downfalls on them so I'm predicting that it must hurt them in some way. We just need to learn to eat healthier, pay for our food the way it was set up and quit using animals as something to fall on

Jomar carire P-6

11/3/2017 07:00:26 pm

I agree we have the choice to eat it nobdy makes us eat it so.

A. Fobbs 7th

11/3/2017 12:56:51 pm

The Scientist are trying to "help" us which is understandable. Being healthy is a great deal to most people, but modifying pigs are going over board. Putting rat genes inside the food we eat is disgusting. They are probably making the pigs suffer. Because humans are fat isn't the pig's problem. It's just wrong to mess with nature like that and to be wrong to animals like that.

Juan Ocampo

11/3/2017 01:20:42 pm

But it is healthier for us human 💪

j,jackson 1st

11/3/2017 01:30:19 pm

it is still unhealthy and it can hurt the pig so I disagree

J.Bonilla - 4th

11/3/2017 11:57:19 pm

This is true, these poor animals were not put in this world for us to consume from them. Vegetarians and vegans live a healthier lifestyle with less diseases and a stronger immune system.

Juan Ocampo

11/3/2017 01:19:24 pm

Over the last decade or so, the media have slowly but steadily fed the public information about the staggering impact of our meat-eating habits on the environment, and on climate change in particular. For instance, one recent study found that a global transition toward low-meat diets could reduce the costs of climate change mitigation by as much as 50 percent by 2050

Jahmi Andrews link

11/3/2017 01:26:46 pm

the results are replicated, the pigs may represent new agricultural potential: leaner pigs that don’t get cold, don’t cost as much to raise and make potentially healthier, lower-fat bacon. But don’t expect these pigs to fly in the U.S. anytime soon. Because they are genetically modified, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would have to approve them after being reassured that the meat they produce is safe to eat. The safety of CRISPR hasn’t been completely proven yet, either; some researchers point out that as precise as CRISPR is, it’s still not perfect. There’s always a chance that CRISPR could introduce some other unintended changes in the DNA that might have negative consequences. For now, however, the pigs are proof that it’s possible to make lower fat pork.

Kaleb washington 6th

11/3/2017 01:28:33 pm

Daijah Jackson link

11/3/2017 01:49:06 pm

I kind of agree with you, see the scientist don't know that rats are different then pigs are. Rats carry nasty things that can make people sick pigs don't . So if the scientist mix the rats and pig together we can get sick.

C. McCowin 7th

11/3/2017 02:29:09 pm

I disagree with your comment because what if the scientists cause something horrible to happen to the pig? It's possibility that this can happen because the scientists are trying to change the pig is made. The pig is made of fat, and if the scientists change that, it could cause a mutant offspring and that can change the way pigs usually are. If people wants to sop eating pigs because they're unhealthy, that's their choice whether to stop eating it or not. But if people enjoy eating pigs, the scientists shouldn't change what people love.

J. Maple 1st

11/3/2017 06:08:23 pm

Just because it’s healthier, doesn’t mean it’s cleaner. We don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes of labs and slaughterhouses. We don’t know what kind of chemicals are being put into the meat. Our health can be compromised either way. People will be skeptical, whether it’s about the process of making it healthy or if it’s really healthy.

Jomar carire

11/3/2017 06:28:59 pm

I disagree because they shouldn't be able to control a person's health like that.It should be the person's choice if they want to be fat or skinny.

j.jackson

11/3/2017 01:29:07 pm

i think that it still will be not goo to eat to eat it but it gonna be bader for because they put things inside of the pig to try and make it healthy and it gonna be bad for the pigs

B. Moreno 6th

11/3/2017 01:35:02 pm

It says that the scientist are trying to help us , and that’s good and all understandable , but I think scientists shouldn’t do that . Why should they have to do this to our animals ? Poor animals changing for us, because we want to be healthy ? If honestly we were trying to be healthy, we could do something else . Hurting a pig or changing itself isn’t going to solve anything . Meat is meat . I know that pork is bad and all , but some people actually emjoy eating it . You don’t have to change the whole pigs because of us trying to be on a diet or be more healthier . For god sake , they are just animals .

Cameron Witcher 6th period

11/3/2017 01:44:14 pm

I agree, brutalizing pigs is disgusting and rude. We made the desicion too eat it so we need to deal with the consequences.

Daijah Jackson link

11/3/2017 01:37:15 pm

I agree , Because humans are lazy and some people don't like to work out. So I say that the scientist should make more heathier meat so people can lose weight if they don't wont to work out. But this is just my statement and I do agree with the scientist.

R.Young 6th

11/3/2017 01:38:25 pm

Even if scientists do try to make pork more healthy it still wouldn't help , people should know how to keep their body healthy and how to be on a well balanced diet and then its not also harming us but its harming the pigs .

D Rodriguez 7th

11/3/2017 05:04:05 pm

i totally agree with you. Adding a rats genes to a pigs genes does not persuade me into it being "healthy". it sounds the total opposite. If someone wants to be more healthy they should invest on making a new diet and an exercise routine, not by changing a pigs genes, maybe the pigs diet, but not its genes.

S.Evains

11/3/2017 01:39:59 pm

I agree but I also disagree I agree with this because if it will mak us eat healthier and do better and maintain proper body weight but I also disagree because when you do these things to these different animals that can help us but it is also hurting them we might be full but that's one less of those species going around.

J. Bailey 6th

11/3/2017 01:41:12 pm

I think it would effect on the taste of the animals' meat cause it still will be unhealthy and it will effect the pig healthy witch will be bad for pigs and they will get sick and if we eat them not knowing that they are sick we could get sick too.

Cameron Witcher 6th period

11/3/2017 01:45:52 pm

I disagree, but still changing the pigs in that way is wrong and unhealthy

Cameron Witcher 6th period

11/3/2017 01:41:22 pm

Honestly i think its sad that scientist have even thought of this idea of changing something that does not even effect humanity itself. All humans have a choice and it is their choice to buy something that is made from pigs and it is their choice too cook and eat it. A pigs weight comes naturally so modifying it is honestly disgusting even if it is for "humanity". If people have a problem with their weight then they should not rely in scientist to help or change that, if its their problem then they should stop being lazy and change it themselves. I hope that they do not modify every pig because the world still needs natural things in it, even most humans are not natural.

BriannaB.-6th

11/3/2017 01:46:37 pm

I disagree with this. I personal think that you shouldn't mess with nature. Something could go wrong with the pig.

J. Maple 1st

11/3/2017 01:52:53 pm

The key to being healthy is changing your diet, not altering the composition of the foods in your current diet. Scientists shouldn't genetically modify meat to that extent. It's dangerous, especially with the germs and disease that rats are susceptible to. Also, it doesn't seem as if modifying these pigs are too cost effective, and something would have to give to make this "solution" work. Does that mean making the processing of these meats less sanitary ti be able to afford the modifications? The disadvantages of these genetically modified "healthy" pigs outweigh the benefits.

S. Moncivais 4th

11/3/2017 10:53:46 pm

I have to agree with you because there are consequences to all the actions. People should change something in their daily basis to become healthier instead of just getting some type of food that does not contain so much fat as it used to.

B. Haynes 1st

11/3/2017 11:23:55 pm

I agree. There are more disadvantages when it comes to these pigs that are supposed to be "healthy." Rats are exposed to many germs and diseases and when humans consume this so called "pork", it can cause a negative impact, health wise.

C. McCowin 7th

11/3/2017 02:22:27 pm

I think that these scientists should not genetically modify pigs because their meat is unhealthy. If people know it's unhealthy to eat pigs, then that's their choice to stop eating it. What if there is some people that actually enjoy eating pigs? Why would these scientists prevent people from eating what they love? The scientists should leave the pigs alone and keep them how they are. Let people eat what they want to eat.

T.Shelton 1st

11/3/2017 09:27:19 pm

I agree them modifying pigs is keeping people from what they want . I didn’t even think about that and how much it would affect the taste .

J. Jackson 7th Period

11/3/2017 02:29:16 pm

Genetically modifying pig meat, and reducing it's body fat does not make it healthy. I just makes it less toxic than it was before. Most people have different blood types meaning, they have certain foods that are good for them and foods that are not. For example, pork, ham, and bacon, these are foods blood type O Positive cannot eat.

W.Crawford III

11/3/2017 06:57:24 pm

I totally agree modifications to the pig does not make the pig healthier. Us as humans always thinking changing something will make it better ,but we need to change ourselves. Change how we eat and exercise.

D.Molo

11/3/2017 07:09:58 pm

I concur because just because something says it’s healthy doesn’t mean it really is.

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/3/2017 11:48:22 pm

With all honesty, reducing its body fat, with rat genes, is not healthy for the pig and human. In disagreement, it makes it more toxic, to eat pig, due to the added checmicals, in the pig. In agreement, most people’s blood type, do determine what is good for them and what is bad for them to eat. With all honesty, people with blood type O, cannot eat, those certain foods. Lastly, it is inhumane to change pig meat, because it can kill them or kill a human, when they eat that pig, injected with the rat genes.

Adam Chicas 7th

11/3/2017 02:31:13 pm

I disagree and Agree at the same time. I really think that using rat genes to make slimmer pigs is over the limit.They say that pigs cause diseases. That's why they are injected with many antibiotics and other substances. Pork are injected with antibiotics for they won't get sick in the poor living conditions. They also are injected with harmones that make them bigger and fatter. They do that because of the big demand of poultry, anyways at least I know I don't consume all those genes, antibiotics, and harmones because I don't eat poultry.

Victoria Lobos 6th

11/3/2017 02:34:28 pm

I think that scientists are wrong for using genes in pork if they would like to make pigs healthier they should just make the pig healthy I also think it’s totally wrong for scientists to put genes from something else in a pig which meaning to me that it is no longer pig meat instead it’s meat full of chemicals .

krobbins/7th link

11/3/2017 02:39:13 pm

modifying food is not always good thing for us humans because of how we modify ourselves by exercising and dieting.

T. Tate 1st

11/3/2017 04:04:59 pm

In today's time genetic modifying is very conman. So, it isn't a big shocker that scientists are now trying to make what a lot of people think is unhealthy and fating into something health. But the question is how can this possibly work when there using rat genes. The rat is known to be an unwanted and unclean pest. I feel when people find that there bacon has been infused with rat genes its going to make the bacon even more less appealing. so, its really up to the buyers.

Wisdom Sapari 1st

11/3/2017 04:29:26 pm

I feel as scientists should have the right to modify meats, such as pork. Why not be healthier? There is a large group of people who eat pork, & spend there money on it so maybe reducing the fat of the pig is a better fit for humanity. Exercise would be the better route to go, but if there is a way to reduce the fat in meat & be able to get the more healthier portion, then great.

D Rodriguez 7th

11/3/2017 04:56:13 pm

i understand were your getting to, but dont you think that too much good could also be bad? Theres always an effect to a cause of what we eat. im sure theres some side affect to what theyre doing to make meat "healthier"

K. Allen 1st

11/3/2017 06:59:51 pm

I disagree with your statement because why should a animal suffer for humans? A human CHOOSES to eat pork knowing the risk that they are taking.

S.Moncivais 4th

11/3/2017 10:51:02 pm

scientist should experiment to know what works and could be better for the community. Also people should be able to have a say in what is good for their own health, maybe someone can have a reaction for the way that that meat was modify. The encouragement to excise wouldn't be so bad.

D Rodriguez 7th

11/3/2017 04:49:43 pm

In my opinion, i believe that scientists should only manipulate genes to make foods safe to eat, other than that, they should not make any other changes to food. The choice of being healthy is on the people. Eating healthy is like a self choir. You need to make yourself responsible for you do and do not eat. Changes to make food more "healthy" is unnecessary. Thats why we have diets and exercise.

D.Moseley-4th/5th pd

11/3/2017 11:57:36 pm

I disagree wth your statement. I don’t believe scientist should be able to manipulate anything that is consumed by humans including fruits vegetables and medicine. The purpose for the organisms were set when they were given life why modify it to benefit only you ?

Jomar carire P-6

11/3/2017 06:25:28 pm

I believe that scientists shouldn't make artificial food because they dont know what everybody is allergic to.If they put something in the food and people dont know and are allergic to it it may harm them.Scientists shouldn't be able to manipulate a person's health like that either.They should just promote excercise more.If a perso wants to be fat or skinny its their choice not scientists.

W.Crawford III

11/3/2017 06:54:11 pm

Scientists should not be able to modify genes for human health issues. Humans should take care of their bodies more and exercise. Also, scientists shouldn’t be trying to play God. They will start with pigs and then before you know it we will have Hulks or genetically modified humans running the Earth. Scientists just should not modify pigs for human health issues.

D.Molo

11/3/2017 07:07:57 pm

I agree with this statement. I say this because I believe that humans should be taking care of their own bodies.

T.Shelton 1st

11/3/2017 09:14:31 pm

I agree with your “ They will start with pigs and then before you know it we will have Hulks or genetically modified humans running the Earth. “ because you couldn’t be more right . With all the chemicals that will go into making these things it could cause brain damage .

Summer j 1st

11/4/2017 12:20:34 am

I agree because we shouldn’t rely heavily on scientist who are sometimes one minded to chose our eating habits. Thing genes that they want to mix have so many red flags yet people still will follow a scientists footsteps. Furthermore,in agreement, humans should be in control of keeping ourselves healthy

K. Allen 1st

11/3/2017 06:58:23 pm

I believe scientist should not be able to genetically modify pigs even if it is to make the pig a "healthier" food choice for humans. No matter what modifying an animal is wrong no matter the cause because it's going to have some kind of effect on that animal. Pigs and other animals should not go through experiments and be tortured and harmed for the "benefits" of humans. They tend to tell us to stay away from genetically modified food so why try to get us to eat a genetically modified pig that supposedly has lost 20% body fat?

J.Grant

11/3/2017 07:35:05 pm

I agree because no matter what the situation it is its still baf all around

D.Molo

11/3/2017 07:06:36 pm

I believe that altering the genetic code of anything that’s edible is wrong. Reason being is that we consume these products and it could harm us. Say if the change the code of a pig and you ate that pig and ended up losing your eyesight then you’re out of luck. Yeah it can make it easier to loose weight but it’s not helping too much if you just going to eat it the same as the regular thing. Let’s just leave the genetic codes alone and get up and exercise.

Z. James 1st

11/3/2017 11:27:09 pm

Is it even safe to manipulate genes of two different species?

J.GRANT

11/3/2017 07:33:58 pm

I believe that everything you eat is wrong. I feel like whatever you put in your mouth is damaging your body. I feel like I just should not genetically change pigs cause no matter what we counsume its still wrong. We are killing alot of animals and honestly it unhealthy

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/3/2017 11:30:48 pm

In agreement, what we do eat is wrong. In like manner, I feel that what we eat, is damaging our body. With all honesty, it is wrong to change a pig genes, because no matter how it is made, it is still wrong for our bodies, to eat. In agreement, we are killing a lot of animals, which is messing up the ecosystem. Lastly, I think that changing a pigs genes is evil and not healthy.

T.Shelton 1st

11/3/2017 07:43:40 pm

Scientists are always seen as crazy and insane because they do unusual stuff like this and this time I agree . This is playing god but also just disgusting. You shouldn’t be trying to put genes together and promote it as “healthy”. What sense does that make ? A pig genetics and rat’s genetics shouldn’t be put together . This experiment could cause more harm than what they are hoping for . My question to the scientists is why chose a rat ? Why not a dog or a cat or a chicken ? Scientists should stop trying to play god and let people do what they want .

Z. James 1st

11/3/2017 11:25:15 pm

At times scientist can cross the line of providing people help and controlling people's life.

Hope A 1st period

11/3/2017 08:29:20 pm

The genetic/chemical modification of food should really be kept at a low. Depending on how our food is manipulated, it can damage our bodies or can be really unsanitary. It is a much more natural and healthier method to encourage exercise rather than put rat genes or other hazardous things in our food. Also, by modifying food, scientists are taking away from a very important part of health, which is exercise. What good comes out of teaching our future generations that caring for themselves and their bodies isn't important? The only things this will lead to is scientists further damaging our society and our morals.I'm pretty sure everyone would agree that nobody wants to eat rat gene infested chicken.

hope aleman

11/3/2017 08:36:52 pm

bacon**

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/3/2017 09:00:38 pm

With all honesty, it is never alright to manipulate genes, to create creations like this. First of all, rats carry nasty diseases, that can get people sick, or even make them die. However, this does make the pig skinny, but, you are putting chemicals in pigs, making pig meat, not healthy for human consumption. To me, I rather buy expensive and not healthy pig meat, than buy less expensive, chemical contaminated pig meat. In again, it is never alright to manipulate genes. With that being said, they should let them pigs lose that weight naturally, by encouraging or making the pigs workout.

Ty Smith 6th

11/3/2017 10:36:34 pm

I don’t believe that scientists should be given a lot of freedom to manipulate genes to create genetically modified. The thought of pig genes being genetically modified with rat genes to make “healthier meat” does not sound appealing. If they were to do this, wouldn’t we be eating eat as well? How safe is rat to eat? Where are these rats coming from? I don’t think changing the genetic makeup of pork will make it healthier because it still coming partly from the same source that makes it unhealthy.

S. Moncivais 4th

11/3/2017 10:45:29 pm

Scientist manipulate genes for many reasons. The modified foods have less fat, but it should not be like that, because it does not help the health of humans. The scientist should encourage people to exercise more often instead of eating something that supposed to help. People should be aware of the consequences that any modified type of food can affect instead of help. Therefore having pigs that are genetically modifies should not be there for people to eat, they should be able to grow healthy, so they can be normal in a way.

D. Moseley-4th/5th Pd

11/3/2017 11:54:58 pm

I agree with your statement Ms.Moncivais and I believe that animals should be left out of the equation when it comes to gene manipulation. Just as humans care about their own well being we have to take into consideration that we are not only messing with a life but we are taking away from Mother Earth.

B. Haynes 1st

11/3/2017 11:18:27 pm

Scientists should not manipulate genes to “fix” the health of humans, if it should even be considered that. Many plants humans eat today are a result of genetic modifications done by scientists that would never take place in nature. To me, even if modifying a certain food makes it healthier—which I doubt it would—there are still extra hormones and chemicals inside of them that can cause all kinds of trouble within our bodies. If scientists really want to improve the health of humans, they wouldn’t create and encourage us to eat these man made fruits that are supposed to be better than the natural version. Instead, we should become more aware of the things we consume, because a lot of time it’s most definitely not food.

Z. James 1st

11/3/2017 11:21:45 pm

Scientist shouls not be able to manipulate gene to create genetically modified food. Poultry is not already healthy anyway so why try to add artificial substances in it to make it healthier. People should make time to exercise and eat right. Instead of depending on products that have materials that can kill you. Instead of being lazy and depending on unhealthy food to make you healthy why not take the initiative to get healthy on your own.

R. Garcia 1st

11/3/2017 11:42:29 pm

I do not think scientists should manipulate genes to create genetically modified foods for the sake of fixing the health of humans, instead of encouraging exercise. I don't think they should manipulate the genes of pigs because of the consequences and moral issues involved. Introducing a new gene into the pig’s DNA could generate new potential allergenic proteins, thus making people sick. Not only that but, I think that when using gene editing technology, the technology should be used for treatment, and not for cutting corners, or for vanity purposes. What i think makes this situation wrong is, how it shows our laziness as humans. That is that we have resorted to genetically modifying our food, because the simple task of exercising or eating correctly has not been successful in resolving our obesity problem.

D.Moseley-4th/5th Pd

11/3/2017 11:52:06 pm

As a omnivore, I believe scientist should not manipulate the genes of organisms that are up for human consumption. If it’s not natural, it satisfies the current want but in the end the result is harmful long term. Eating animals isn’t exactly healthy anyways so to be eating meat on top of extra hormones could lead to an early death. Instead of trying to manipulate the foods consumed a better idea would be to promote healthier lifestyles including better eating habits. It my food is molecularly modified I don’t want it. Not only will effect me but it’ll cause issues with my offsprings .

J.Bonilla - 4th

11/3/2017 11:55:21 pm

Exercise is not only put into place for the body to make up for the poor eating habits. Exercise helps improve the performance of sleep, as well as improving moods. Scientists should not manipulate the genes of foods to artificially “fix” the health of humans, because for everything there is always a downfall. Adding ingredients or modifying something will change the chemical composition of the body because it would not be accustomed to the new food. Modifying life stock, would be selfish because they were not put on this world for us to eat them, the benefits would only be to us and not them.

J.Solomon 1st

11/4/2017 12:00:52 am

While I myself do not indulge in genetically modified meat products. I will agree to the fact that if there are viable benefits to genetically modifying pig that it should be done to no extent. While some may argue that GMO’s are bad because you don’t know what big-name companies inject into their products, the amount of positive possibilities cannot be ignored. For example, poverty causes people to miss out on many nutrients because of their inability to purchase high-quality food. However, with the use of GMO‘s, companies can provide those people with a nutritious product for a little price. This example alone could single-handedly have a major impact on one of the worlds biggest problems. All along anything can be bad for you, but if the possible results are worth the risk I’m willing to take it.

Z.Williams

11/4/2017 12:08:56 am

Food should not be modified at all, food should naturally be grown and preserved through natural resources such as salt. Genetically modified food is not at all healthy for the body, the cells that read the things we place into our body are unable to properly break down the substances that modify natural food causing people to have diabetes and weight problems that become nearly permanent. Because the earth is over populated, the idea of genetically processed food has been thought of, in order to feed the world food would have to be larger but at the cost of people's health.

Summer Johnskn 1st

11/4/2017 12:16:39 am

Food should have never been genetically modified in the beginning it should’ve been all natural and no preservatives. Scientists trying to make the food more “healthier” just makes it worse because we still are constantly consuming the meat which causes multiple diseases. Therefore, scientists shouldn’t modify the meat at all. If we want to get healthier then we should cut out meat and stick to plant based foods and not listening to ads that say “healthier foods”. In conclusion , scientists should be witheld from creating new products for meat for a better lifestyle.

N.Brown 1st

11/4/2017 12:51:49 am

i think meat should not be modified. its not right to change the DNA. If people feel as though pork itself is
unhealthy Most people say that meat is good for you and it makes you stronger and be healthy. Eating less meat is actually a more healthier lifestyle.

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