Analysis Of Gmo's By Robyn O Brien

In 2015, Tim Anderson, a PhD researcher, wrote “GMO Foods are Unsafe”, an article which perhaps sheds light on the mishandling of genetically modified foods, including the lack of testing of said food products, as well as the potential hazards posed to humans and the environment. In the same year, Genetic Literacy Project’s web editor, JoAnna Wendel, wrote a contrasting article “Genetically Modified Foods Have Been Studied and Found Safe to Eat”, and voices her disgust over the false information that constantly belittle GMOs. She believes the allegation that little evaluation has been accomplished to monitor and ensure the safety of these genetic modifications is based on frantic opinions and not accurate facts. Although their positions appear to utterly oppose one

GMOs, (genetically modified organisms) have been a topic of interest in the social eyes for years. Since they’ve been created, many people have voiced and written about their opinions on GMOs, and whether they are dangerous or not. Created to expand the genetic diversity of crops and animals, many don’t know whether GMOs are good or bad, and neither do researchers. Though there hasn’t been any evidence claiming whether GMOs are good or bad, it has certainly not stopped the public from creating their own opinions. Since no one knows the truth behind GMO, it has opened a window of opportunities for companies including Monsanto to voice their support of GMO, while other companies like the Non-GMO Project voice their

Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMO’s, are organisms that have had genes from a different organism implanted into their own genetic code in order to produce a new result (“Genetically engineered foods”). This practice has elicited polar responses across the globe, for a multitude of reasons. Besides the obvious reason, being the morality of changing an organism's DNA for human benefit, one frequently noted problem is the monopolization of GMO’s by the company Monsanto, whose name is nearly synonymous with GMO’s due to their involvement with these crops. Monsanto has been at the center of many controversies regarding GMO’s, and is even considered to be ranked third to last for reputation among all major American companies (Bennett). Most

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) is currently one of the biggest controversial topics in the United States. Some people believe GMOs is an incredible discovery because it allows farmers to mass-produce while saving millions. Other Americans believe that GMOs are toxic chemicals and the leading cause for diseases. The disgusting side effects of GMOs hits home for me. Amanda Krysa, a family friend and vegan for fifteen years was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer at the young age of twenty-eight. Amanda’s doctors have speculated that the GMOs in the soy products caused her cancer. U.S.-grown soy products are injected with GMOs. This is done in an attempt to help produce mass quantities of soybeans as well as to help make the foods last longer. Ultimately, however GMOs are hurting us. Ironically, Amanda began a vegan diet in order to live a healthy and long life, yet it’s possible that the GMOs she ate in order to meet her protein needs

GMOs are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering. The GMO debate has a huge gap just like the climate change’s ambiguous debate. Some people are for the consumption of it and have as arguments that GMOs will feed the future population of the world that is expected to double in the few years to come, or that scientists can build stronger crops that resist to pests, therefore less use of pesticides. Some are against these ideas because they think that GMOs represent a threat to the environment and that they can cause a lot of health problems. The goal of this paper is to look at two articles “The GMO Debate is Over Again” by Mark Lynas and" Seeds of Evil: Monsanto and Genetic Engineering" by Dr. Joseph Mercola, and see where the use rhetorical strategies are effective and where they are not.

The public has grown intimidated by GMO’s and have come up with a myth of how harmful these modifications are to humans. It’s been seen in documentaries, and heard through advertisements but where did it all come from? The fear of eating something naturally made then transformed to fit societies need created the myth: GMOs are bad for people. With this mindset, people will willingly reject foods after they find out it has been “modified”.

Take away the juice boxes, burn the marshmallows, destroy all traces of GMOs. Right? All throughout the media and congress, there is a common notion that “All GMOs are bad!”. While parents are scared that they are feeding their children “Frankenfruit” and other “Frankenfoods, there is no research that has shown that GMOs are harming anyone. Because of the terribly expensive processes GMO’s must go through to become accepted by the American public, there are actually few GMOs that are making it into people food. If the scientists are lucky enough to successfully gene splice and create a GMO, there is a large possibility that they will be sued, publicly scrutinized, and shut down by the government and other activist

Genetically modified foods are altered so that there are genes within them which are not normally found in their organic counterpart. These crops have benefits such as reducing the need to use pesticides which differ from normal organic crops which highly depend on them. For example, a GMO's called BT-Corn has built in bacteria called Bacillus Thuringeinsis (BT) which produces a crystal protein that acts as a pesticide within the crop's cells. The protein is selective and is toxic to harmful pests but to many beneficial species such as bees and butterflies, are harmless. When the protein is produced, as soon as a pest ingests a sector of the plant containing it, the pest will die within hours.

In December 2014, a Harvard professor wrote an article outlining the many benefits of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and why it is a good idea to use them. This professor is now surrounded by controversy because he failed to note his connection to the largest producer of GM seeds, Monsanto, who not only told him to write the article but also gave him the major points he was to address. Why was this such a huge deal, and why did Monsanto want a pro-GMO article out there so badly? The GMO debate is largely controversial, but largely misunderstood because of the misinformation given by biased writers, such as John Hibma, a nutritionist and author who wrote the article “More Pros Than Cons.” What many people do not realize is that genetic modification is a serious issue and that articles like Hibma’s fail to disclose the truth about the numerous health, crop, and environmental concerns surrounding GMOs.

“When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.” – Ursula K. Le Guin. No matter what good some people believe they are doing, everything seems to come with a consequence, and the question is whether or not the good overpowers the bad. Many experts argue that Genetically Modified foods are actually beneficial to, not only people, but animals, plants, and the world overall. Some experts even state that, not only are they beneficial, but that they also protect the environment and aid food productivity. Most farmers actually recommend GMO’s because they are easier to grow, maintain, and tend to be more profitable; however, countless other experts have come to realize that GMO foods are untested, unsafe, and unhealthy. Studies indicate that

A man goes shopping at his local grocery store with his list in hand, as he begins picking out fruit from shelves and placing them in plastic bags. The average natural fruit has changed over time, for genetic modification is now required for every crop. He picks up a freak mutant of what once was a regular apple and looks around to make sure no one is looking before he takes a bite out of it. After that, he hides the seed and continues his shopping. Later that night, he tosses and turns in bed. He begins feeling the side effects of that GMO apple he ate, his body changing and morphing into something else. Stumbling out of bed, he made his way to the mirror, feeling a great pain all over is body. He pushes himself up against the mirror onto his feet and in the moonlight he sees what he had become: His skin has become bumpy, blotchy and green. Moss and sprouts of apple tree saplings protruded from his body. Patches of leaves grew in random places. Long vines grew where his hair once was, covering his face. He parts his new “hair” to see that he no longer had two regular human eyes, but instead multiple eyes, each distorted and deformed. The neighborhood is awoken by the beastly screams and cries in the night, as the man curses GMOs.

Currently debate over genetically modified organisms, namely crops, is raging throughout American society regarding the ethicality and safety of these plants. Anne McDermott (McDermott, Web) an anti-GMO advocate claims that the consumption of these plants may contribute to health risks such as stomach inflammation in pigs at 32% for GMO-fed pigs, and 12% for other pigs. The other claim is that eating GMO's can lead to organ toxicity in humans. Anne states that while additional research is needed to verify these claims, there's sufficient reason to be concerned. She goes on to say that a GMO-Free diet is healthier for you in the long

In 1994, the USDA approved the Flavr Savr tomato for sale on grocery store shelves. This is the first GMO product to be sold in grocery stores, modified with delayed ripening to have a longer shelf life than conventional tomatoes. A genetically modified organism, or GMO, is an organism that has had its DNA modified through genetic engineering. In most cases, GMOs have been altered with DNA from another organism. These are sometimes referred to as “transgenic” organisms. For example, the genes from spiders that help them produce silk have been inserted into the DNA of goats, causing the goats to produce silk proteins in their milk. When the milk is harvested, the silk protein is isolated to make a lightweight, ultra-strong silk with a wide range of industrial and medical uses.

In “Why We Will Need Genetically Modified Food.” it talks about the different reason people should like GMO’s better. GMO’s are a very controversial subject because modified food is, well ‘modified.’ GMO’s have a long history of occurrences, with a bunch of likes and dislikes. Just like any other things that needs improvement, it took GMO’s a long time to be a successful thing. The author strongly agrees that GMO’s are our future. The author includes very meaningful and statistical information. GMO’s are taking over the world in a positive way as meant in the article. He believes GMO’s are good because; With the weather genetically modified food can help, the modifications can make plants grow in poor areas, the plants can be resistant to

Much of the public concern surrounding the safety of GMOs stems from the process of actually creating them. This is admittedly not a natural process, which is a surefire way to raise critic’s eyebrows in doubting their safety. However, there is no evidence that supports these myths. The Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops, The National Academy of Science, and the Board on Agriculture and Natural Recourses all agree after extensive testing and observation that there is no additional harm in the consumption of GMO food. The research conducted in animal studies, as well as chemical analysis of the crops, show no indication that GMOs are negatively affecting human health. The next allegation hurled at GMOs is that they may have