GMO corn
Genetically modified corn, Gasoline and High fructose corn syrup
Did you know that about 85% of our corn is genetically modified (True Food Network)? It’s really surprising how genetically modified food has been incorporated into our society. We eat genetically modified food every single day whether it would be yogurt, fruits, milk, peanut butter, etc. So what is genetically modified food, according to “Non-GMO shopping guide”, genetically modified food (also known as GMO) is define as “the result of a laboratory process of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in an attempt to obtain a desired trait or characteristic, hence they are also known as transgenic organisms.” As unwelcoming as it sounds, this is what our society has grown into, where we have to genetically modify our food to feed our exponentially growing population. Due to the rapid growth of the world’s population, farmers are pressured to meet the demands of the population thus they resort to genetically modifying their produces.
With increasing population in the United States, corn has become an essential need in American society. Corn has been in our civilization for thousands of years. It is said that corn was first cultivated in the highlands of Mexico by Native Indians and as the Indians migrated north they carried corn with them to the new world, America (The story of corn …). Shortly after, corn was discovered by Christopher Columbus and imported to Europe. Corn during Columbus time was not critical nor was it an essential need because it was foreign to Europe. But as time passed by new innovations and new technologies made corn an essential need in our society. Now-a-days corn is not just consumed by human’s mouth but manipulated into various uses. These uses concern two important forms that impact the US strongly: High Fructose Corn-Syrup/ Corn-Syrup and Gasoline.
According to World Petroleum Council, Gasoline is a very important necessity for our social,
Did you know that about 85% of our corn is genetically modified (True Food Network)? It’s really surprising how genetically modified food has been incorporated into our society. We eat genetically modified food every single day whether it would be yogurt, fruits, milk, peanut butter, etc. So what is genetically modified food, according to “Non-GMO shopping guide”, genetically modified food (also known as GMO) is define as “the result of a laboratory process of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in an attempt to obtain a desired trait or characteristic, hence they are also known as transgenic organisms.” As unwelcoming as it sounds, this is what our society has grown into, where we have to genetically modify our food to feed our exponentially growing population. Due to the rapid growth of the world’s population, farmers are pressured to meet the demands of the population thus they resort to genetically modifying their produces.
With increasing population in the United States, corn has become an essential need in American society. Corn has been in our civilization for thousands of years. It is said that corn was first cultivated in the highlands of Mexico by Native Indians and as the Indians migrated north they carried corn with them to the new world, America (The story of corn …). Shortly after, corn was discovered by Christopher Columbus and imported to Europe. Corn during Columbus time was not critical nor was it an essential need because it was foreign to Europe. But as time passed by new innovations and new technologies made corn an essential need in our society. Now-a-days corn is not just consumed by human’s mouth but manipulated into various uses. These uses concern two important forms that impact the US strongly: High Fructose Corn-Syrup/ Corn-Syrup and Gasoline.
According to World Petroleum Council, Gasoline is a very important necessity for our social,
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