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Genetically Modified foods have been around for many years and have been in the products we consume daily. By being able to alter their genes into making them grow in a certain way like faster, tastier, and reproduce faster, these modifications allow for the plants and crops to have new varieties of plants and crops that will be formed gradually. These modifications allow the plants to be more resistant to viruses, pesticides, and insects that can ruin the lifespan of the plants and crops and harm

Annotated Bibliography Acosta, Luis. "Restrictions on Genetically Modified Organisms: United States." Library of Congress. Congress.Gov, 01 Mar. 2014. Web. 28 Apr. 2017. This source is from The Law Library of Congress’s website. This is a reliable source, since it a straight from a government website. The page provided information concerning GMOs on whether or not the United States have any current federal legislation, public and scholarly opinions, restrictions on research, production, marketing

Virtually all commercial foods are Genetically modified(GMO) in the United States. GMO’s have been estimated to be in 75% of all processed foods in American supermarkets. These processed foods range from soda to juices, fruits to candy, and even to cereal to condiments. However, with the world population reaching a peaking 71/2 billion, countries all over the world have begun adapting to GMO methods to feed their growing population, but nevertheless there are countries like Japan and Europe who

Genetically Modified Organisms In the present day, if people were asked to name a controversial issue related to genetics, genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) would definitely come up most of the time. This topic has been all over the news for the past few years and it has caught people’s attention. Do they benefit society as a whole? Are they a threat to the public’s health? Should scientists even manipulate genes in organisms? A great deal of questions and doubts have arisen regarding GMO’s

Genetically Modified (GM) food are foods that come from or contain genetically modified organisms (Maghari, B.M, Ardekani, A.M, 2011). Currently in Australia, only genetically modified plants are approved. Genetically modified foods has many benefits to society however there are also downsides to this technology. An advantage of using GM foods is that genetically modified foods will reduce production costs and make food more affordable for consumers. Genetic modification to crops has improved the

The GM Food Controversy Maria Gonzales University of Texas at San Antonio Abstract There is a lot of controversy surrounding the use of genetic modification in foods grown for human consumption. Many opponents suggest that genetically modified (GM) foods can affect human growth and development, increase allergic reactions in persons with allergy sensitivity or cause allergies to develop in healthy people. Proponents of using genetically modified organisms to alter and improve foods

Go GMOs! Everyday humans shove food down their esophagus and every day only 25% of Americans know what they are actually eating. GMOs (genetically modified organisms) make up over 25% of foods that people around the globe consume. The majority of Americans believe that GMOs are hazardous and unhealthy, but scientific research has proven that GM foods pose no threats to humans, animals, or the environment. GMOs are infused with vitamins and other substances that we need to survive. Also, genetically

various health benefits that are vital to humans. An example would be golden rice, which is rice that has been genetically modified to contain beta-carotene. John Pearson, author of “Point: The Many Benefits of Genetically Modified Foods”, notes, “The rice contains beta-carotene, which the human body converts to Vitamin-A. In the poorest areas of Asia, Vitamin-A deficiency is related to death or blindness…” (Pearson). With the golden rice being produced with beta-carotene, it will be able to provide the

Introduction In the USA today, there is a large quantity of food whose prices are quite affordable to many. Agricultural advances in technology are to be acknowledged for the large amounts of food in the country. Progresses in the mechanization of farming for example have brought about improved agricultural output over the recent years (Marian, 2016). Production of food has increased, while overburdening of land has been reduced significantly. A major disadvantage of mechanization nonetheless has

Should humans grow and eat genetically modified (GM) crops? This paper will briefly discuss the issue and attempt to resolve it using the ethical theory of Utilitarianism and the Greatest Happiness Principle. The GHP states that an action is justified if it promotes the greatest happiness for the greatest number of those affected. Every human eats food, so the sample of "those affected" includes the entire population. Thesis: Humans should continue growing and distributing genetically modified crops