GMO Crops GMO, Genetically Modified Organism, crops are a relatively new thing in the farming world. GMO crops include corn, soybeans, squash, alfalfa, canola, and sugar beets. Corn is the most prominent crop that is a GMO. GMO’s have greatly improved the amount of produce that is available in the supermarkets around the world, even in winter months. The produce found in stores are not available in the wild because of the different farming practices and cross breeding plants. GMOs have brought about a lot of hype with the Frankenfood controversy, it has improved the amount of produce available at stores, and the future of GMOs. GMO crops have caused a lot of controversy over the past few years with certain health risks. People believe that there will be new allergens and diseases with these hybrid crops. It is because certain genes …show more content…
Round-Up ready corn and soybeans by Monsanto are probably the most thought of when people bring up GMOs. Golden rice is another big hybrid. Golden rice has deposits of vitamin A and is used to feed starving people around the world. It has caused many people to not go blind and starve. It has also been confirmed by every health organization to be safe to eat, which why wouldn’t people want to eat it. “Now let's say that golden rice does get approved and let's say it saves millions of children from starvation and blindness in Asia. Or let's say bioengineered crops slow down the creation of algal dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico. Or a low-fat, anti-cancer potato becomes a smash hit at Mc- Donald's. Consumer worries about GMOs evaporate, becoming as anachronistic as fears of microwave ovens causing cancer. The regulatory barriers are gone; transgenic plants are treated the same as any other. The Monsanto juggernaut is over; small, boutique companies and open-source plant breeders in the comfort of a Brooklyn lofthave a chance to contribute to the vegetable economy.” (scholwald,
Genetically modified? That alone should be a cause for alarm, and have you wondering, what exactly is in this that I am eating? Yet every day millions of American’s choose to load up on food filled with GMO’s, and not even know it. First we must understand what GMO’s are. GMO’s are any organism whose genetics has been altered using genetic engineering. We should not be tampering with nature, and should try to grow organically as much as possible. There has not been enough research on GMO’s to know the potential long term effects it can have on us, so this is why GMO’s should be banned.
The word GMO stands for Genetically-Modified Organism and can also be referred to as Genetically Engineered foods, Genetically Modified Foods, and Biotech. Genetically engineered foods are created when one desired trait is isolated and introduced to another plant by inserting the certain gene. The process, considered genetic breeding, and is much more precise than the regular breeding. While GMOs have been in food for 20 years, currently, the controversy and genetically engineered farms are larger than ever. 82% of Americans want GMOs labeled, but majority fail to understand them (Swanson). 90% of all US grown corn, canola, soybeans, and sugar beets have DNA bits from the lab (Woolston). The United States is the top GMO growing country with 70 million hectares of land dedicated to these farms. (Lee). These modified crops and plants for human and animals are created mainly for withstand herbicides or to produce an insectide. “No GMO traits are on the market for bigger yields, drought resistance, enhanced nutrition or any other consumer benefit” (Burnham). Overall, GE foods’ main purpose is to save money for large corporations.
The audience that my paper would pertain to would be Scientists. In today’s society many scientists have been researching the positives and negatives of GMO products. These scientists are involved in this topic due to the intense debate and amount of new information that had yet to been discovered. The reasons many scientists are interested in this topic would due to many saying there are health risks that come with eating GMO products. The views that these professionals hold that will help me would be their position or authority on the subject. Also their view on the subject can also help when needing a valid opinion on the subject.
There are two sides to every coin, and the topic of GMO foods is a prime example of this. An assessment of GMOs analyzes and weighs the risks and benefits on health. Anti-GMO advocates point out the undeniable truth that genetic modification of plants and animals can cause bacterial resistance to develop. They also claim that GMOs increase allergy and cancer rates but this information is mostly unfounded as of today. Of course, GMOs have only been around for about two decades and extensive long-term studies are still required. On the other hand, pro-GMO people have pointed out that resistant and durable GM crops produce higher yields and create abundance. With a higher food supply, there is more accessibility and therefore, more nutrition to go around. Finally, some GMO foods are even being modified with the intention of treating worldwide health problems through people’s diets. The benefits are huge and the risks are minimal. As it stands, GMO food has the potential to feed and nourish the world more efficiently with the only notable price being stronger
The concept of GMOs may be quite the controversy with a lot of people, but the science of GMOs is often misinterpreted. The DNA of GMO crops have been altered to increase pest damage resistance and overall “upgrade” the way the GMO crops grow and turn out to be. This is proven by various studies including:
Eating is extremely important, it is also important to eat healthy. Most Americans eat without any concerns; they are not questioning or researching what they are feeding themselves or their family. A lot of that has to do with their financial stability, not having the time to prepare a meal due to their time-consuming work schedule, also lack of knowledge and education on what they are consuming. In this bibliography, I will go over all three articles and explain what they are about.
GMO foods, also known as the genetically modified organism, have rapidly grown since the late 1990’s all over the world. These organisms have their DNA altered in a way that is considered unnatural. This is so as to give the plant/meat the desired trait the farmer wants in the food, such as higher Vitamin A, C etc. In Canada, GMO food is in 70 percent of the food people purchase, and Canada also produces 6% of all the GMO food exports such as Canola, sugar beets etc. Moreover, another problem up North is the debate over GMO food labeling and arguments over whether Gmo food is safe or not to produce and eat.
Scientists have been changing genomes of plants and animals by integrating new genes from a different species through genetic engineering, creating a genetically modified organism (GMO). Consumers in America have been eating GMOs since 1996, when they went on the market. There are benefits to genetically modifying crop plants, as it improves the crop quality and increases yield, affecting the economy and developing countries. But there are also negative effects from GMOs. Consumption of GMOs has various health effects on both body systems of animals and humans. GMOs also affect the environment, ecosystems and other animal species. The cons outweigh the pros in the case of GMOs.
Do you want health problems? If you do.. keep eating the food that mad scientist keep experimenting on
GMOs are like a well developed plant, it is stronger and produces a higher yield. Over 90 percent of corn, cotton, and soybeans grown today have GMOs. Farmers use it for several reasons. One benefit of GMOs is weed control. By using GMOs, the plants become resistant to numerous pesticides and keeps weeds down (“Benefits to farmers,” n.d.). This is very helpful because now a farmer does not have to spray as much pesticides on the crop to control
Genetic engineering has become very prevalent in our society over the last 20 years. The first GMO food to appear in supermarkets was the Flavrsavr tomato (Hemphill). A grocery story in California introduced it in 1994. People who ate it had no idea what they were actually eating because it was not labeled as genetically modified. They were actually eating a tomato with antisense genes in it. This tomato set a trend that would continue to wildly and rapidly expand throughout our country. Now, the majority of our food contains GMOs. Eighty percent of food in the U.S. has GMO products in them (Peters). Genetically modified corn, soybeans, papayas, canola,
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) is an organism, such as a plant, animal, or any microorganism who’s had its DNA changed in different ways through genetic engineering that is not natural. It is an organism like every other organism, which produces thousands of proteins, but one or two of them are proteins that were chosen were specifically by humans. It creates unstable combinations of plants, animal, bacterial, and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods. Majority of Americans in the US consume nearly 200 pounds of GMOs each year. 90% of US crops are genetically modified.
This report explains genetically modified food (GMOs) and discusses the benefits and risks associated with the consumptions of GMOs. Genetically modified foods (GMOs) are foods that have been genetically altered using engineering techniques. The most common technique used today is called recombinant DNA technology; this technology combines different molecules from different plant species to create a plant with a new set of genes, a hybrid plant. Another recombinant DNA technology being used is recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) an artificial growth hormone; this hormone is being fed or injected into cows to improve milk production. (ThefreeDictionary)
...ence of GM crops is that genetic modifications can develop proteins in plants which a consumer could be allergic to. For example, one of the most common allergies is with the peanut. What would happen if peanut proteins interlace into tomato seeds? Then people with peanut allergies would not be able to eat genetically modified tomatoes. There are many reasons to stop the production of GM food. It can produce serious long-term nature accidents, but there is no way to know much about it until is too late (“GM Food” 2).
If crops were affected by droughts, disease and insects, having destroyed many acres across America’s Midwest region, the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) would not be beneficial in regenerating new crops. Genetically modifying foods (GMOs) “are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding” (nongmoproject.org). Most research done has concluded no positive benefits in using GMOs. There are serious health risks associated with eating GM foods based on scientific research done around the world. The purpose of GMOs are to increase production of crop yield and reduce pesticide use but research says otherwise. If farmers wanted to continue using GMOs to produce crops, labeling should be mandatory to allow consumers to have a conscious choice whether or not to eat GM food. Through research it has been proven that the use of GMOs to increased production of crops during a time of drought or disease have no benefits, just risks.