Understanding Tolerance Gene in Plants Using Genomics

 Upcoming Effects

 

When these genes are more widely use, the effects may either benefit the society or may not benefit at all.

Economics 

 

Pros

  • More Crops = $
  • Benefits Farmers
  • No Money Towards Herbicide
  • Less money for GM Crops
  • Exportation of Crops

 

 

Cons

 

  • Less Crops = Less $
  • Money spent for Herbicide
  • More GM Crops
  • Does not benefit farmer's

 

     
     

Social

 

Pros

  • More Crops = More food for Society
  • Plants advantage helps farmer's
  • No Herbicide
  • Benefits Society
  • Benefits the Environment

 

Cons

 

  • No Tolerance Gene = Less food for society
  • Money Towards Herbicide
  • Environmental Polution
  • No advantage for farmer's
  • No Benefits towards Society

 

 

Political 

 

Pros

  • More $ = Economic Power
  • More $ = More Imports
  • More $ = New Technology
  • New technology = new inventions
  • New technology = political power

 

 

Cons

 

  • Less Crop = No increase in $
  • Less Crops = No advanced technology
  • No Economic Power
  • No technology to support politcal power