Genetic Modified Organisms, otherwise known as GMOs. These are organism’s whose genetics has been modified in a way that would not normally occur in nature. They’re everywhere, it is estimated that 80% of processed food in the US has been modified from it’s original version. The most common alterations are found in the most common foods corn, soybean, and even cotton. Genes are what gives an organism the characteristics it has. Modifying these characteristics through genetic modification gives the scientists the opportunity to choose what what features they want a specific species to have. It could range from enhancing color for appearance to minimizing the amount of water it needs to thrive allowing it to survive during droughts.
This is possible by inserting a foreign gene into a plant’s own genes. An organism with the desired characteristic must first be found (mapping) and extracted of its genetic components. Then, the desired gene must be located from the thousands that were extracted. This is called …show more content…
Over 60 developed countries including Australia, Japan, and the European Union, consider GMO’s as unsafe and have implemented significant restrictions or bans on the production and sell of GMO’s. As of 2015, there is no law, forcing manufacturers to label food indicating whether they contain any GM components in the United States. Our government actually encourages the production of these organisms. They believe that regulation should focus in the nature of food rather than the process in which they are produced. Even the FDA’s scientists are aware that GMOs are a health risk, they declared as a consensus that they come with unpredicted side-effects. The FDA was urged long-term safety studies, but they had orders from up top (the white house) to promote biotechnology. This coming from one of the largest GMO producer, Monsanto's former VP, who is now Deputy Commissioner of the
This is possible by inserting a foreign gene into a plant’s own genes. An organism with the desired characteristic must first be found (mapping) and extracted of its genetic components. Then, the desired gene must be located from the thousands that were extracted. This is called …show more content…
Over 60 developed countries including Australia, Japan, and the European Union, consider GMO’s as unsafe and have implemented significant restrictions or bans on the production and sell of GMO’s. As of 2015, there is no law, forcing manufacturers to label food indicating whether they contain any GM components in the United States. Our government actually encourages the production of these organisms. They believe that regulation should focus in the nature of food rather than the process in which they are produced. Even the FDA’s scientists are aware that GMOs are a health risk, they declared as a consensus that they come with unpredicted side-effects. The FDA was urged long-term safety studies, but they had orders from up top (the white house) to promote biotechnology. This coming from one of the largest GMO producer, Monsanto's former VP, who is now Deputy Commissioner of the