1. Introduction
Why should you care about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Today 90% of corn, 93 % of soybeans, and 82% of cotton are Genetically Modified (GM) (Dempsey). A Google search for GMO safety would reveal nearly 600,000 results, with most of them making outlandish claims. How does one decide what to believe? What does the research say? While the criticism of GMOs has a strong, vocal group of supporters, the evidence supporting GMOs shows that the benefits of GMOs far outweighs the negligible risks. While there are many different arguments regarding the use of GMOs, this essay will focus on their use in animal feeds and animal studies.
2. Opposition to GMOs
GMOs in food production were first introduced in 1996. Since …show more content…
doesn’t actually say that the DNA from GMO foods will affect human DNA, she certainly implies it with phrases like, “Unless you want to play a game of wait and see with your own genetic evolution, it might be time to go all organic until more research is leaked” (Sarich). However, according to Phipps, Einspanier, and Faust, “no plant gene (or gene fragment) has ever been detected in the genome of animals or humans, despite a long history of daily consumption of endogenous DNA” (6). Sarich mentions that the livers mice fed dRNA feed completely changed their cell organization (Sarich), however, the link provided is to Nutritional assessment and fate of dna of soybean meal from roundup ready or conventional soybeans using rats by Zhu et al. The abstract from the article states that “no adverse effects of glyphosate-tolerant soybean meal on rats were seen even at levels as high as 90% of the diet” (Zhu et al.)
While there are many critics of GMOs who make many different claims. Some of which are supported by retracted studies, while other claims are just fearmongering. The research shows that GMOs are just as safe as the non-GM variety. In many studies, analyses for DNA showed no traces of plant DNA in animals or
Why should you care about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Today 90% of corn, 93 % of soybeans, and 82% of cotton are Genetically Modified (GM) (Dempsey). A Google search for GMO safety would reveal nearly 600,000 results, with most of them making outlandish claims. How does one decide what to believe? What does the research say? While the criticism of GMOs has a strong, vocal group of supporters, the evidence supporting GMOs shows that the benefits of GMOs far outweighs the negligible risks. While there are many different arguments regarding the use of GMOs, this essay will focus on their use in animal feeds and animal studies.
2. Opposition to GMOs
GMOs in food production were first introduced in 1996. Since …show more content…
doesn’t actually say that the DNA from GMO foods will affect human DNA, she certainly implies it with phrases like, “Unless you want to play a game of wait and see with your own genetic evolution, it might be time to go all organic until more research is leaked” (Sarich). However, according to Phipps, Einspanier, and Faust, “no plant gene (or gene fragment) has ever been detected in the genome of animals or humans, despite a long history of daily consumption of endogenous DNA” (6). Sarich mentions that the livers mice fed dRNA feed completely changed their cell organization (Sarich), however, the link provided is to Nutritional assessment and fate of dna of soybean meal from roundup ready or conventional soybeans using rats by Zhu et al. The abstract from the article states that “no adverse effects of glyphosate-tolerant soybean meal on rats were seen even at levels as high as 90% of the diet” (Zhu et al.)
While there are many critics of GMOs who make many different claims. Some of which are supported by retracted studies, while other claims are just fearmongering. The research shows that GMOs are just as safe as the non-GM variety. In many studies, analyses for DNA showed no traces of plant DNA in animals or