Why Is Gmos Successful

Another reason GMOs aren’t very successful is because there are alternatives to these foods. Just because we have a new way to engineer and grow crops doesn’t mean we have to eat it. We have been developing agriculture for thousands of years, so we can choose not only our foods, but also how they are grown. The New Leaf potato ran into this problem. The New Leaf potato reduced the need for pesticides because of its genetic modification. It wasn’t successful because people had the ability to make an alternative choice. People like a sense of familiarity when it comes to food. This makes them more likely to want to eat foods that look, smell, and taste like foods they are used to eating. It is the reason why many people are hesitant to try new foods. I feel that Americans will worry about lab grown meat in the future. Today there is a lot of research involving growing meat in a lab because there is a high demand for it. There are many different reasons why some people choose not to eat meat. One reason is that they may believe that an animal needs to die in order for them to live. Another reason may be the gruesome treatment of animal agriculture. Another reason could be the pollution and environmental effects of animal agriculture. After watching Our Daily Bread, I was …show more content…
Although I can’t speak of the true risk in the future, I believe that several factors will affect the “outrage” of people. The first factor will be the fact that it will be artificial. Being made in a lab will upset many people because if it’s not from nature, we weren’t meant to eat it. Another factor will be the fact that it is not a familiar concept. When we think of meat, we think of animals. Animals are living beings and therefore meat comes from life. If the meat doesn’t come from life then it’s not really meat. Perhaps over time this factor will lessen, but it goes against everything that people have ever known about