This PowerPoint relates to the GENE TECHNOLOGY of the Biology 1 specification. Students learn:

the commercial applications of clones of plants and animals

how genes can be transferred artificially from one organism to another, and understand that the introduction of genes from resistant plants into Soya bean plants, so increasing their resistance to herbicides, may increase the crop yield.

how to critically assess the issues surrounding this GM crop technology and how decisions are made, including the need to plan scientifically valid, suitable trials to assess the possible effects in order to inform the debate:

for the scientific community, government policy departments, wider public opinion.