gmos good or bad ?
GMO’S Some people think GMO’S are bad for themselves, animals, and the earth. But they don’t know the real facts about them! GMO’S or “genetically modified organisms,” are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals. These experimental combinations of genes from different species cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding. The people that are against them just go by what other people say and what the media states, which we all know that what is on the internet is not always true. GMO’s actually increase crop production, make food for human consumption, and you get more crops out of the same amount of farm ground to help with our rising population. Genetically modified seed is not dangerous and should not be regulated
According to the GMO industry, there are many good reasons to use GMOs:
Reduced need for herbicides
Reduced need of pesticides
Reduced greenhouse emissions as GMOs require less tillage or plowing, thus less use of fossil fuels
Ability to manipulate foods to increase desirable components such as nutrients
Increased production of food for starving third world countries.
These are certainly worthwhile goals, and humans have been successfully modifying the genetics of their food supply for centuries.
The supporters assert that over a trillion GMO meals have been eaten, thus proving their safety. The problem, of course, is that the new technology is far different from the hybridization and selection methods used in the past.
The big question: “Are GMOs safe?”
The EU Consumer-Led Revolt
The EU consumer-led revolt against GMOs was triggered in February 1999 when media coverage exploded after top GMO safety researcher, Dr. Arpad Pusztai was called to speak before Parliament and went public with some very alarming research results.
Dr. Pusztai, a highly respected leader in the field with 35 years employment at the Rowett Institute in Scotland, had been
According to the GMO industry, there are many good reasons to use GMOs:
Reduced need for herbicides
Reduced need of pesticides
Reduced greenhouse emissions as GMOs require less tillage or plowing, thus less use of fossil fuels
Ability to manipulate foods to increase desirable components such as nutrients
Increased production of food for starving third world countries.
These are certainly worthwhile goals, and humans have been successfully modifying the genetics of their food supply for centuries.
The supporters assert that over a trillion GMO meals have been eaten, thus proving their safety. The problem, of course, is that the new technology is far different from the hybridization and selection methods used in the past.
The big question: “Are GMOs safe?”
The EU Consumer-Led Revolt
The EU consumer-led revolt against GMOs was triggered in February 1999 when media coverage exploded after top GMO safety researcher, Dr. Arpad Pusztai was called to speak before Parliament and went public with some very alarming research results.
Dr. Pusztai, a highly respected leader in the field with 35 years employment at the Rowett Institute in Scotland, had been