GMOS In Our Food
Renea Henry
WRIT 121
31, January 2014
First Draft Essay 1
GMOs in Our Food
I never paid much attention to all the controversy going viral about GMOs until I started reading articles about this. America has brought forth the attention of eating healthy and staying fit in order to live a longer, healthier life. However, in order to do so, we need to know what we are putting into our bodies. GMOS stand for genetically modified organisms.
What are these and are they safe to consume? Why doesn 't the United States label these
GMOs in our food products?
GMOs stand for “genetically modified organisms”(Lallanilla). They are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals to have certain traits of one subject injected into another. These experimental combinations of genes from different species cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding. GMOs are engineered to withstand direct application of herbicide and/or to produce all insecticide (Biotech). Ever see an abnormally large fruit? That could most likely be the by-product of a certain gene that was inserted into the fruit in order to produce more product. Another GMO test was done on tomatoes. They were injected with antifreeze genes from a winter flounder fish, in hopes to produce tomatoes that could survive in extreme frosty weather (Lallanilla). This, fortunately, was never introduced and put forth onto the market. Although there is an abundance of trials and errors in genetically engineered material, about 90% of the main agricultural crops in the U.S. have been produced in this way.
Who makes these products and genetically modifies our crops and seeds? They are called the The Monsanto Company. The Monsanto Company is a publicly traded American multi -national chemical, and agriculture biotechnology corporation located in Creve Coear, Missouri. They are a leading producer of genectically
WRIT 121
31, January 2014
First Draft Essay 1
GMOs in Our Food
I never paid much attention to all the controversy going viral about GMOs until I started reading articles about this. America has brought forth the attention of eating healthy and staying fit in order to live a longer, healthier life. However, in order to do so, we need to know what we are putting into our bodies. GMOS stand for genetically modified organisms.
What are these and are they safe to consume? Why doesn 't the United States label these
GMOs in our food products?
GMOs stand for “genetically modified organisms”(Lallanilla). They are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals to have certain traits of one subject injected into another. These experimental combinations of genes from different species cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding. GMOs are engineered to withstand direct application of herbicide and/or to produce all insecticide (Biotech). Ever see an abnormally large fruit? That could most likely be the by-product of a certain gene that was inserted into the fruit in order to produce more product. Another GMO test was done on tomatoes. They were injected with antifreeze genes from a winter flounder fish, in hopes to produce tomatoes that could survive in extreme frosty weather (Lallanilla). This, fortunately, was never introduced and put forth onto the market. Although there is an abundance of trials and errors in genetically engineered material, about 90% of the main agricultural crops in the U.S. have been produced in this way.
Who makes these products and genetically modifies our crops and seeds? They are called the The Monsanto Company. The Monsanto Company is a publicly traded American multi -national chemical, and agriculture biotechnology corporation located in Creve Coear, Missouri. They are a leading producer of genectically
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