Gm Foods Persuasive Essay

According to Genetically Modified Organisms or GMO are plants or animals made through joining genes, known as genetic engineering. This new technology joins DNA from different species, introducing new characteristics to the organism, creating a new combination of animals, plants, and bacterial genes that do not occur in nature. Genetic engineered organisms are the foundation of why genetically modified foods. By mixing genes it has created many new unpredictable foods for animals and people to consume.
The development of genetically modified food is generated in a laboratory by altering organisms’ genes for specific qualities and moves the gene to another organism’s DNA. They remove the trait that is going to be replaced and the organism takes on that gene's trait to make the plant or animals bigger, stronger, and to …show more content…
Supporters of the GM crops also say that if the GM food technology is allowed to keep developing, it will be responsible in the elimination of world hunger. Defenders of foods also claim that since there has not been any hard evidence of GM foods harming humans, it is reasonable to presume that they are safe for consumption. They argue that all technology comes with a certain degree of risk. GM food supporters believe that the possible health benefits of GM foods overwhelm any possible dangers. (“Genetically Modified Food.”)
However, genetically modified crops are still relatively new and hasn’t been tested enough to be out in the marketplace for the public to consume. The technology behind GM foods is still unproven safe; there is no way of knowing how it will affect the health of consumers in the long run. Changing an organism's genes is no way to update nature. "In nature, when would...a pesticide-producing bacterium [interbreed] with a potato?" writes Liane Casten, president of Chicago Media Watch, a nonprofit organization. (“Genetically Modified