Controversy: Why Do People Use Gmos?

Why use GMOs? “No to GMO” is a saying chanted at rallies but the facts point towards saying “Go with GMO.” The word GMO stands for genetically modified organism. These organisms are created by the removal or insertion of certain genes to make the organism more useful to humans. Scientists are able to make apples that do not brown, potatoes that vaccinate people from the flu, and even plants that can survive in salt water. These GMOs are currently helping to improve life all around the world yet still there is controversy. In spite of the claim that GMOs are harmful to the environment, GMO’s are actually beneficial to the environment and to the animals that live in it, they help the economies of the countries that use them, and they will eventually end world hunger and malnutrition. GMOs help the environment more than comes to eye, and one of the ways they …show more content…
People say GMOs have not been tested enough because we are now just hearing about them. However, modern day GMOs have been present since 1996 and George Washington experimented with genetics when he crossed his apple trees. Also, some people say that GMOs hurt the economy because countries will not want to trade with us or have bans on genetic products. Eventually, with the success we have accumulated in GMOs the countries will have to lift restrictions. Countries will not be able to produce enough food for their people or will realize the effects on the environment and will have to play catch up when it comes to GMOs. Finally, people worry that the genes from GMOs will spread into other crops destroying biodiversity. Only two studies out of the thousands have shown that with minimal evidence and flaws in their procedure due to improper barriers and suspicion the data was changed. The two studies were discredited and eventually dismissed by the scientific community however people still like to point to them when it fits their