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In a perfect world, what would everyone have? Well, they most likely would have good health, money, stability, and proper environment to live very productive lives. This is what people strive to have, but very few receive. Why? There are many reasons. One reason might be the lack of agricultural advancement in many countries. If these countries were to embrace genetically modified crops, the citizens would have much better lives. According to Osakabe, Yuriko, Kajita, and Osakabe, in their article “Genetic Engineering Of Woody Plants: Current And Future Targets In A Stressful Environment”, genetic engineering in plants is better than traditional breeding methods because “…they bypass the long generation for breeding…” (106). Genetically modified crops have been given the best genes for survival, quickly making them superior plants (113). If taken advantage of, the World could be a much better place. To advance the health, economy, and environment of the United States and the rest of the World, genetic engineering on plants should be advanced and increasingly used.
Health in the United States and the world is becoming a major problem due to the quality and quantity of food produced. Poorer countries have usually been undernourished because of the lack of constant food supply. But soon, the lack of food will not just be in the poorer countries. The population of the world is increasing rapidly and by 2050 the population will have reached 9.4 billion and to feed the world, agriculture production will have to increase with the population (O’Neill 18). Also affecting the health of the world is the lack of vitamins, proteins, and many other sources of nutrients in everyday foods (22).
To fix these problems, genetic enginee...

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