Gmos: Facts About Genetically Modified Food

Genetically modified foods have contributed to better foods in terms of food quality and human health.

The advancement of technology has allowed our generation to genetically modify food for what is believed to be beneficial to consumers. The environmental and health effects of genetically modified foods have generated controversy about whether these foods are safe. With such advances, the use of genetically modified food is expanding, even though they 're unlabeled. Genetically modified foods should be labeled because of the possible health, environmental, and economic risks. Once a consumer knows what they are paying for, it is fair to produce and market such foods.

In a recent article found on Facebook, David Gutierrez described how Thierry Vrain, a former Genetically Modified Organism scientist recently changed his mind on how he personally feels about genetically modified organisms. Previous to this article Vrain was for GMOs and was taking on many experiments on GMOs. However now, he says that he rejects a previous statement of his that said “biotechnology companies engineered crops, have no impact on the environment and of course that they are safe to eat” (Gutierrez, 2016). More interesting about this newspaper article, is that Vrain also now claims that GMOs cause damage to bodily organs in the human, such as the kidneys, liver and spleen. (Gutierrez, 2016). I chose this article because I wanted to see what the real science behind GMOs is, since most crops are being engineered by GMOs. I also wanted to examine why after so long Vrain changed his mind on what he thinks of Genetically Modified Organisms.

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As mankind progresses through the ages there is one thing that has remained a constant factor throughout time, expansion. We have never ceased expanding and in the foreseeable future, will not cease. With this expansion comes a multitude of benefits and challenges. With a greater population comes the ability to accel research, and improve upon new ideas. However, with more people also comes a greater demand for food and resources. Up until the last 20 years this demand has been primarily met by traditional farming techniques such as selective breeding, which takes the best of the best surviving crops and re-breeds these select plants together to create a new and improved plant. This process however takes an

Genetically modified organisms. Surely you’ve heard about them at least once in this day and age. GMOs, as they are more known by, are organisms that have had their genetic coding scientifically altered in ways that cannot be found naturally. This practice is commonly found in crops such as fruits, vegetables, and grains. This is where most of the controversy surrounding GMOs lies. Though many scientists claim that GM food has no adverse effects on the human body, many others disagree. (In fact, the controversy has caused many Americans to demand that GM products be labelled so that consumers can make informed choices of what they eat ("GMO Facts")). GMO companies and supporters, however, see entire debacle as unnecessary and ill-informed.

GMOS stands for Genetically Modified Organisms. It is an organism that has been modified to have a desirable trait. Some of these traits may include withstanding herbicides and pesticides, withstand diseases,enhance nutrition, survive in a drought, and withstand bruises. A GMO is created when you insert a gene of a desirable trait and put into the DNA of a plant that you want to modify. You put the seed of the new GMO and plant it into the ground, and the plant grows, producing offspring with the same plant.

As a scientist from the United State Department of Agriculture, I would recommend the adoption of the GM corn being provided by the US. Genetically modified crops are a breakthrough technology as they accelerate the breeding of crops and make crop production more efficient. I will like to highlight the focus on the issue of safety of the GM corn. The ‘anti-GM faction’ has tried to suggest that GM corn is not safe for human consumption, but I will prove that the GM corn is perfectly safe for human consumption.

Genetically modified organisms, GMO’s, and their safety are becoming one of the most important topics in the agriculture industry. The fact that scientists are changing the genome of an organism makes people hesitant to accept them as being safe. GMO corn is modified by changing a gene that causes the plant to make Bt toxin. When insects eat the corn, they also eat the toxin which is deadly to the insects. According to Cookson Beecher, a writer for Food Safety News, the Bt toxin forms a crystalline structure that the insect’s gut cannot deal with after digesting it, but it has no effect on humans when we eat it. The insects then die after ingesting the toxin, and the farmer does not have to spray pesticides on the plants. Health agencies

Genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”) are an important topic today as consumers worldwide demand labeling so they can choose what they purchase and eat. GMOs are plants and animals that have been genetically engineered by scientists using bacteria, other plants and animals, or viruses. DNA with a desired trait is inserted into an organism to create a new organism which may be resistant to disease and pests, more nutritious, drought tolerant, or higher in yields. GMO proponents believe GMOs are the key to vaccinating and feeding the world’s poor. They think GMOs might solve the problem of growing food in difficult conditions caused by global warming. Opponents feel consumers should be warned by mandatory labeling until the long-term health effects on humans and the environment are known and so people can make informed choices. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the findings from several articles on genetically modified (“GM”) food safety and whether or not mandatory labeling of GMOs is necessary.

Genetically modified organisms, GMOs for short, is a plant or animal that is created through gene slicing techniques of biotechnology which mean merging different DNA from different species to make the plant and animal stronger and faster at growing them. It introduces to the public that GMOs crop are answer to keep up the food production rate to feed the growing global population by the Monsanto Companies which is one of the company that introduce the GMOs crops. GMOs Company suggests that GMOs crops are the herbicide and pesticide resistant crops which is why it will reduce the costs and increase the production rate. However, the bugs and animals are becoming resistant to this chemical so that farmers have to use more or stronger pesticide and herbicide chemicals. It became major concern amount the public about their health that GMOs Companies introduce the use of too many pesticide and herbicide into the foods; the people also don’t like the fact that GMOs Companies are using unnatural mean to alter the plants and animals DNA, and using law and any mean necessarily to gain profit off the famers.

Genetically modified organisms are they the future or are they the end? Genetically modified organisms allow unparalleled control over our environment, but should we give ourselves that control, now? Or should we wait until we have proven to everyone that we are deserving of this control. Until we have proper regulations and controls, we should stop producing our food products using GMO’s. Impartial testing and research must occur within research institutes that are not supported by GMO companies.

What if we lived in a world where there was no hunger, no want for sustenance, a world where everyone had and no one had not? That world is make believe as much as we wish or want. Yet, it doesn’t stop some from trying.

Genetically modified (GM) pharmaceuticals are produced through inserting genes of a desired substance into an organism such as plants or animals, so they will express this trait to mass produce that substance in secretions or through their body cells. Many “pharmers”, people who make GM pharmaceuticals, use recombinant DNA techniques to achieve this desired result of having an animal or plant mass produce medicinal substances. Recombining DNA in creating pharmaceutical organisms involves the crossing of the DNA of an organism with a gene that creates the desired substance for a pharmaceutical.

“70 percent of our corn farmland and 93 percent of soy farmland are planted with crops genetically engineered to resist pests and herbicides and increase crop yields. 60% of all the processed foods in the United States are genetically modified; a shocking statistic has the concern of many Americans. However, most people are uninformed about the beneficial impact that genetically modified food has on their diet. GM is the use of molecular biology technology to modify the inherited structure of organisms. Genetically engineered crops increase nutrients, drought tolerance, provide more food for growing populations, and resists diseases and pesticides. Genetically engineered foods are crucial to the improvement of economy, agriculture, society, and health choices. The creation of GM foods was one of the most significant breakthroughs in food industry. Genetically modifying foods is a key component that is harmless for the enrichment of our foods.