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How amazing will it be if your apple glow in the dark? Or if you happen to see an enormous orange sitting around in between the racks in a supermarket? Now, this is only possible if you genetically modify them causing them to be a genetically modified food. Now, you would be wondering what I mean by the term "genetically modified". Well basically, genetically modified food refers to the alteration of the genetic make-up of a living organism by using a particular method to transfer one or more genes from one organism to another. By doing so, the nutrient value, the yield and the resistance against pest of the plant will increase. Not forgetting how it helps to enhance the taste and the quality of food, indirectly increasing the food supply and the standard of life of human beings. (Refer to slide) These are the various examples of genetically modified food. Now, don't you wonder how this process helps the food to increase resistance, enhance the taste and etc? Well basically, this process involves genes. Genes use chemical messages to instruct the cell to perform its functions by making proteins or enzymes. By introducing a foreign gene, scientists prompt the altered cell to make new proteins or enzymes so that the cell performs new functions. For example, the gene that helps a coldwater fish survive low temperature can be inserted into a strawberry to make it frost-resistant. (Refer to slide) This is how the scientist goes about in altering the cell. Genetically modified food helps the food to be pest resistant. By being pest resistant, it is able to eliminate the application of chemical pesticides. This in turn will help to prevent consumers from eating food that has been treated with pesticides. If they are not genetically modified, farmers will have to use tons of chemical pesticides, which will bring harm to the environment and cause potential health hazards to the consumers. Not only is it