Negative Essay: Devil's Advocate On GMO
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Devil`s Advocate on GMOs
GMO`s are starting to rapidly take over our food supply, but what exactly is a GMO? A GMO is a make up of DNA that is combined forcefully with a plant or animals DNA, and creates a new version of it. Seeing these products sold in stores for the first time people question what the change is from the natural, and organics, because when someone reads GMO they wonder if it is healthy and safe to consume.
Pamela Ronald, a plant geneticist, presented a Ted Talk “The case for engineering our food”, Ronald points out that engineered genetics for our plants is not harmful, yet better for our environment and health. “Now, genetic modification is not new; virtually everything we eat has been genetically modified in some manner”(Ronald).
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that gmos are made up of dna that is combined forcefully with a plant or animal dna, and creates new versions of it.
- Analyzes how pamela ronald, a plant geneticist, points out that engineered genetics for plants is not harmful, but better for our environment and health.
- Analyzes how anna medaris miller, a health and wellness reporter, proposes to consumers why gmos are not safe to buy.
- Opines that not being aware of the truth of a specific product or not having the chance to see what is in the product should be red flag to everyone.
- Opines that miller's information alone should tell anyone that gmos are not known to be safe. anything tested using animals and they are harmed by it should be a huge red flag.
Anyone hearing about change for the first time likes to have an understanding of what is actually happening in order to accept it. Ronald backs up her argument by illustrating how “golden rice was produced to make more vitamin A to decrease the possibility of blindness.” Reducing the risk of kids becoming blind does not seem like a bad thing. Ronald also points out that with genetic modification farmers where able to stop using insecticide spray, avoiding more possible illnesses towards health. Insecticide spray is more harmful then anything to human health, and without that genetic makeup those insects would eat away at our source of plants. These two example alone should be a huge eye opener, because by a genetic make up scientist where able to create something in plants that kept pests away. Now because of this genetic makeup that …show more content…
Miller first mentions how in any study a lot of scientists use animals as a way to test out theories. In this case animals were given modified food and what they found was that the food was harming the animals; they were suffering. Considering what occurred to the animals, why should we even consider trusting a modified plant? “Genetically modified foods - also called genetically engineered foods – contain DNA that scientists have modified in an unnatural way, such as by adding a gene from a different organism, according to the world Health Organization” (Miller). In this aspect no one would be willing to purchase a product like this, there should be a reason to be scared of the word GMO. Some of the make up`s are good for our economy and the plants but they cannot or should not be classified as a GMO. Miller even points out “At the event, Druker, a public interest attorney, argued that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has misrepresented the safety of genetically modified foods and violated federal food safety law by allowing them onto the market.” That right there should answer anyone’s question about GMO`s not being proven to be safe, because not every make up is suitable for our
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- Explains that genetically modified organisms (gmos) are a highly debated topic all around the world. educating the public on gmo foods is necessary because of the dangers of these chemicals.
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- Argues that some argue for the distribution of genetically modified foods with the claim that they are safe and that labeling is not necessary.
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- Explains that the idea of combining attributes from two different organisms is not a new one. it comes down to biotechnology and whether or not gmos will benefit the world or wind up dooming us all.
- Explains that a genetically modified organism is found in almost every living cell, and scientists have been trying to manipulate it through genetic recombination.
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- Opines that taking a side in regards to whether or not gmos are bad is not an easy thing to do, even though gm crops actually help farmers, the economy, and the environment.
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- Opines that nobody has the same opinion about the use of gmo's in agriculture, and that social media isn't trying to pump their head full of false facts.
- Explains that they grew up in the agriculture industry raising corn and soybeans in central illinois. they have learned more about gmo's and what they do for us.
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- Opines that genetically modified crops are a key factor that will increase yields through techniques which are simply an extension of traditional methods of plant breeding.
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In this essay, the author
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- Explains that genetically modified foods (gmos) are modified in a laboratory by molecular biologists in order to improve some desired characteristics such as enriched nutritional content or better resistance to herbicides.
- Explains the advantages of genetically modified foods, such as pest resistance, herbicide tolerance, and cold tolerance.
- Explains that although genetically modified crops have their advantages over non-modified crops, there are lots of criticisms on them.
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- Opines that society has an ethical responsibility to ensure that people with such beliefs are not forced by the marketplace to eat genetically modified foods.
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- Explains the statement by henry i. miller and gregory conko of the hoover institution that genetically modified (gm) crops are safer for consumers and better for the environment than non-gm crops.
- Opines that jeffrey m. smith's statement on gm foods is the opposite side of a coin.
- Explains that the scientists versus the public, and mr. henry & miller opposing mr jeffrey's argument on "are genetically modified foods safe to eat?" are self-profiting.
- Opines that gm foods might be injurious or healthier for human consumption but we should stop there and think what went wrong in the past to have such selfish arguments.
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