Can You Really Create the Perfect Crop?
To what extents are people willing to go, what are they willing to sacrifice for a “perfect crop”. In the last fifty years a new technology has emerged it focuses on GMO’s.”GMO 's (or “genetically modified organisms”) are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering” (GMO). This topic has been controversial since its debut and many pros and cons are repeatedly brought forth. At this point in the debate the consequence outweigh the benefits, the main points of conflict include: allergy risk, lack of knowledge, and death of impacted animals.
Allergic reactions take lives of hundreds each year. A trace amount of an allergen can be lethal to those battling allergies. Supporters of GMOs argue that by modifying common foods add vital nutrition to our diets, but what they fail to mention is what products are being modifying and with what. GMO’s provide a significant allergy risk. Much of the genetically modified food is infused with common allergens, including: soy, corn, and wheat. A month before Justin Meadows thirteenth birthday, he …show more content…
A direct link has been shown between animals fed genetically modified foods vs non genetically modified. An experiment was conducted on mice and the results were striking “When GM soy was fed to female rats, most of their babies died within three weeks—compared to a 10% death rate among the control group fed natural soy. The GM-fed babies were also smaller, and later had problems getting pregnant” (Smith). The male mice’s sperm was greatly impacted as a result the DNA in the embryos was drastically changed. Reproduction seems to be the most affected area with pigs also going sterile after consuming genetically modified corn. Animals are dying in staggering numbers, and a solution has not been established even though the source has been
To what extents are people willing to go, what are they willing to sacrifice for a “perfect crop”. In the last fifty years a new technology has emerged it focuses on GMO’s.”GMO 's (or “genetically modified organisms”) are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering” (GMO). This topic has been controversial since its debut and many pros and cons are repeatedly brought forth. At this point in the debate the consequence outweigh the benefits, the main points of conflict include: allergy risk, lack of knowledge, and death of impacted animals.
Allergic reactions take lives of hundreds each year. A trace amount of an allergen can be lethal to those battling allergies. Supporters of GMOs argue that by modifying common foods add vital nutrition to our diets, but what they fail to mention is what products are being modifying and with what. GMO’s provide a significant allergy risk. Much of the genetically modified food is infused with common allergens, including: soy, corn, and wheat. A month before Justin Meadows thirteenth birthday, he …show more content…
A direct link has been shown between animals fed genetically modified foods vs non genetically modified. An experiment was conducted on mice and the results were striking “When GM soy was fed to female rats, most of their babies died within three weeks—compared to a 10% death rate among the control group fed natural soy. The GM-fed babies were also smaller, and later had problems getting pregnant” (Smith). The male mice’s sperm was greatly impacted as a result the DNA in the embryos was drastically changed. Reproduction seems to be the most affected area with pigs also going sterile after consuming genetically modified corn. Animals are dying in staggering numbers, and a solution has not been established even though the source has been