GMO and the effects on society
Biotechnology in Agriculture Today
870,000,000. That's the number of people in the world with nowhere near enough to eat, according to the World food Programme. Food shortages have been a huge epidemic especially with the rise in population. Hunger alone kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Children go to sleep, hungry to wake up and head to school still with empty stomachs soon to be ridden by parasites. Many of the worlds problems and diseases derive from malnutrition, whether it be no food at all, or food that if ingested is toxic to the body. Many speculate that the world does produce enough food for all, it just must be redistributed. We know this will never happen so other actions must be taken. Though we've altered plants since our discovery of agricultural domestication, up until recently their genetic composition has remained relatively the same. Starting in the mid 1990's scientists have developed methods in which they can take specific genes from one organism and place them in another to reach a desired goal, such as insect resistant produce. Though, on it's own genetically modified organisms may not solve the problem of world hunger it is an essential tool. Some speculate dangerous effects of these altered organisms on humans, but little to no result has yet to show of those released to the population. A stronger argument is that of how the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are affecting the environment through natural transgenic methods such as cross-pollination.
With more research and cautious testing genetically engineered produce could launch us into a new age of prosperity.
Many wonder where this world of what seems to be out of a Science fiction movie has come from. We've altered the plants and animals around us for centuries to fit our every day needs. It started during the domestication of plants and animals says Ania Weiczorek in her article "History of Agricultural Biotechnology: How crop
870,000,000. That's the number of people in the world with nowhere near enough to eat, according to the World food Programme. Food shortages have been a huge epidemic especially with the rise in population. Hunger alone kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Children go to sleep, hungry to wake up and head to school still with empty stomachs soon to be ridden by parasites. Many of the worlds problems and diseases derive from malnutrition, whether it be no food at all, or food that if ingested is toxic to the body. Many speculate that the world does produce enough food for all, it just must be redistributed. We know this will never happen so other actions must be taken. Though we've altered plants since our discovery of agricultural domestication, up until recently their genetic composition has remained relatively the same. Starting in the mid 1990's scientists have developed methods in which they can take specific genes from one organism and place them in another to reach a desired goal, such as insect resistant produce. Though, on it's own genetically modified organisms may not solve the problem of world hunger it is an essential tool. Some speculate dangerous effects of these altered organisms on humans, but little to no result has yet to show of those released to the population. A stronger argument is that of how the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are affecting the environment through natural transgenic methods such as cross-pollination.
With more research and cautious testing genetically engineered produce could launch us into a new age of prosperity.
Many wonder where this world of what seems to be out of a Science fiction movie has come from. We've altered the plants and animals around us for centuries to fit our every day needs. It started during the domestication of plants and animals says Ania Weiczorek in her article "History of Agricultural Biotechnology: How crop