Gmo's: Good Or Bad For You?

For thousands of years, humans have been genetically enhancing other organisms through the process of selective breeding. Polls indicate alarm over the contamination of everyday foods. Americans are especially concerned about Genetically Modified Organisms. So, are they good or not? According to NewsELA, PRO/CON: Is it time to label GMO foods? GMO foods? Andrew Pollackmay's "Genetically Engineered Crops are Safe, Analysis Finds", and Janet Renee's "Benefits you get from a GMO" they talk about the merits and the demerits of GMO crops. GMOs are plant or animal products that have been reengineered in a lab. Scientists use the DNA of bacteria,

GMO’s stand for “genetically modified organism” (Google). They are foods that we encounter almost every day. “Although nine out of ten scientists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science say GMOs are "generally safe" to eat” (fact about GMO’s). That still doesn’t mean that they are good for us. Genetically modified foods were created with the intention to improve overall quality of life. However, they are associated with various environmental, health, and economic risks that render them to be more harmful than helpful.

While these are valid concerns, they are entirely wrong. According to the World Health Organization in 2005, “GM foods currently traded on the international market have passed risk assessments in several countries and are not likely to present risks for human health” (Novella). Many of those who are anti-GMO claim that GMOs are not safe because they do not know enough about them or they have heard far too many conflicting reports. While there are many reports that claim that GMOs are detrimental to the environment, the three agencies that oversee GM crops, the FDA, USDA, and EDA, have ruled that these crops do not pose any real threat. Since the beginning of the GM crop in 1996, there have been 2,497 approvals of the safety of GMOs in the environment and 1,129 of these approvals have been for the food safety of the products (Monsanto). This further disproves the claim that GMOs are unsafe for humans and the environment and reassures that there is no risk involved in either the consumption or the planting of GM

Through scientific research there have been no substantial findings of harmful side effects on eating foods that have been genetically modified. In his article,” National Academy of Sciences Report on GMOs”, Steven Novella states that “It is especially compelling that over the last two decades, animals and humans exposed to GMOs have not experienced any relative increase in any major disease” (Novella). With over 20 years of observations and conclusions, there has been no evidence to support the argument that GMOs are harmful to humans or animals. Furthermore, Alan McHughen, in his article, “A Path Forward”, says “Every major scientific body in the U.S. and around the world has reviewed independent research related to GM crops and food and has concluded they are as safe as food and crops developed from other methods in use today” (McHughen). Thousands of reports and findings

According to a survey done in 2015, “Nearly 9 out of 10 scientists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science say GMOs are "generally safe" to eat. Though if you're like more than half of U.S. adults from the general public in that same survey, you think you probably shouldn't eat them” (Siegel and Verity). There are many reasons people believe they should not  be consuming GMO’s from them, having too many chemicals used on them when they are grown, to them not being “organic” and genetically altered, or not being as healthy as non-genetically modified organisms. But those beliefs are not true. GMO’s are still the same plant but  with one or two added or deleted genes to make them fit the profile scientists are looking for. Thus, making them still have all of the nutrience they started with if not

Do you even know GMOs? Genetically Modified Organisms(GMOs) are genetically modified foods. Do you know the effects GMOs can have on your health or to your unborn child? GMOs can a devastating impact on your overall health. GMOs make up most of the American diet, although we as Americans don’t know whether what we are eating is a genetically modified food or not. Therefore, you don’t know if you are putting harmful toxins in your body or not. These toxins can lead to risks such as a food allergy reaction, an infection from antibiotic-resistant germs, and the potential for future generations to become infertile. Due to these risks, GMOs are not safe for consumption.

Overall GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are shown as awful foods that will harm and hurt your body in every way possible. This, by no means, is the case. GMO plants are tested for up to 10 years before they are even allowed to be considered to go on the market. This is more testing than most ingredient we eat on a daily basis have. They are helpful in many ways and can do more than an average plant. Also the majority of people do not get the correct vitiams they are supposed to in a day. Whether it’s because they don’t have time or simply don’t like the food GMO plants can have more nutrients and vitamins than an ordinary plant so it can help you get all the nutrients you need; and live a healthy life. They also reduce or

People have been genetically modifying food for centuries. Humanity has used selective breeding to utilize desired traits in farm animals and crops for so long that they are now different species from their wild variants. However, scientists have been using a new process for giving organisms desired traits called genetic engineering, which is the process of directly transferring genes from one organism to the next. This process can be used between any two living things, no matter how different they are. Some think that this is the future that will make society flourish, while others think that it is a menace that will damage civilization. I believe that GMOs are more beneficial than harmful. GMOs can provide nutrition to those who live in impoverished

Scientist developed GMOs to increase crop yields, make crops more resilient to pesticides as well as increase profits. Most GMO crop were created to be pest resistant, or to survive herbicide use, which will grow more crops, make more money, and feed more people around the globe. The world has been consuming GMOs for over two decades. Still, the question remains “Why are GMOs bad?”The government has yet to commit to answering that simple question. The FDA doesn’t have the power or the means to test or confirm that any of our GMOs are safe or unsafe for human consumption, while eighty percent of the food supply in America contains GMOs, and while many companies voluntarily label their products are GMO free, there are currently no labeling requirements

Since we have advanced our technology and research so much in the past few years, the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy said that because of GMO’s scientist are able to create foods with better taste, more nutritional value, and more resistance to disease and pest. Many people are concerned with the genetically modified organisms that are being put into their foods because of the risk factors that come along with them. Since genetically modified organisms are such a new way of growing food we are not fully aware of the health risks. Some of the health concerns have already come about are increased allergies, antibiotic resistance, other factors we aren’t aware of. When GMOs are put into our food their genetic makeup is altered. Scientists are taking genes from certain foods and adding them to other foods which has been known to cause people to have allergic reactions to foods that they once ate normally. This can be very dangerous to all people and not just people with typical food allergies. While scientists think they are helping human health by changing the food and making it more “nutritious”, they are actually harming more people than needed. Some GMO’s have also caused antibiotic resistance for people. This is a huge problem because viruses and infections are not going away anytime soon.

So what has happened to our food industry, you may be thinking. the answer is a revolution. A food revolution. But genetically modified foods is actually very controversial .So what are GMO’s? You might ask, well GMO stands for genetically modified organisms, they have artificially manipulated in a laboratory to obtain a certain trait, for example, they can be modified to be weed resistant or to be bugs. With this power, it can benefit, and can have many drawbacks.

One benefit of GMOs is that scientists can alter the DNA of seeds to make crops grow much larger in size. Bigger crops would mean less food needed to feed families. Each day there are more advanced plants and seeds coming about through these modifications. Along with growing larger in size, these GMOs can also consist of crops that have natural pesticides. As a result, producers will save a great amount of time and money with getting the food to consumers. Also, chemicals will not be spread on food that consumers may have issues with. Now researchers have also modified crops to become drought resistant, which again will be beneficial to the more southern states that struggle with drought, extreme heat, and minimal rainfall. Drought resistant

Genetically modified organisms have been around and consumed by humans for many years. They have become a very controversial topic in the past few years, and many people are very skeptic and scared. But nearly all of cotton, corn, and soybeans are genetically modified, these foods are a major part of the economic market. Many of the foods consumed today have one or many more ingredients that come from genetically modified crops, which means that there is almost no way to get around eating these genetically modified foods (Schonwald 25). Genetically modified organisms are just a plant or animal that has had a gene altered to produce a certain trait that is desired or a trait that is not wanted in that organism. They

A Genetically Modified Organism or GMO is an organism whose genome has been altered by the process of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found within. These genetically modified organisms are a relatively new phenomenon in the United States, introduced in 1994. However, beginning in 2014 these chemicals could be found in 90% of corn, cotton, and soybeans produced in the United States. The looks and taste of genetically modified organisms may seem inviting but are the health risks really worth it? In my opinion, I believe that while genetically modified organisms do have positive feel and comfort they pose a large health risk to all who choose to consume them.

The effects of GMO foods on our health, GMO (genetically modified organism) also known as genetic engineering, biotechnology, or recombinant DNA technology (rDNA). Where the gene extraction resulting from the DNA of one species and inseminated artificially into unrelated plant or animal genes. These foreign genes come from the following sources: bacteria, viruses, insects, animals, even humans. GMOS are also known as “transgenic” organisms as it involves genes transferring. It’s also called genetic engineering (GE) or genetic modification (GM). Current genetic engineering is very crude. Inaccuracy of new gene insertion disrupts organism of DNA. With current extremely limited knowledge of DNA it is impossible to predict or