GMOs should be banned
Grade 12 Academic English
ENG4U0
GMOs Should Be Banned
Sarah Vongphakdy
Ms. Schabowska
Friday, February 28, 2014
Sarah Vongphakdy
Ms. Schabowska
ENG4U0
28 February 2014
GMOs Should Be Banned
Fabricated genes (GMO’s) financially benefit corporations and consumers, but only because people are not aware of its hidden implications. Because of these implications, GMO’s have been banned in many countries such as Australia, Europe, and Germany (Meyer, 2010). The use of genetically modified organisms are not banned in North American but should be because of the potential health risks, the negative effect on the environment, and its contribution to the extinction of pollinating insects.
GMOs are genetically modified organisms that are formulated from more than one organism (Suzuki, 2013). Companies use GMOs to exploit the natural genome of crops to artificially add nutrition and to mutate their sustainability to external environmental factors such as weeds, bugs, and disease (Suzuki, 2013).
The manipulation of plant genes can cause many health dilemmas. In an experiment, several hamsters were fed GM soy, some produced tumours in their testicles and many experienced fertility problems (Mount, 2012). Another study concluded that a gene inserted in cows releases a chemical hormone in their milk that causes humans to have a 4 times higher risk of breast cancer (Batalion, 2009). Likewise, many Americans that were affected by a GM version of a dietary supplement called L-tryptophan caused 37 deaths and 1500 disabled (Batalion, 2009). However, growing large quantities of crops and being able to purchase them cheaply may seem ideal; it’s not worth the health risks that follows.
GM crops have a negative impact on plants, animals, and its habitat. A study conducted in Oregon found that a bacterium branched from a GM crop called “Klebsiella Planticola” was killing essential nutrients from neighbouring soil (Batalion, 2009).
ENG4U0
GMOs Should Be Banned
Sarah Vongphakdy
Ms. Schabowska
Friday, February 28, 2014
Sarah Vongphakdy
Ms. Schabowska
ENG4U0
28 February 2014
GMOs Should Be Banned
Fabricated genes (GMO’s) financially benefit corporations and consumers, but only because people are not aware of its hidden implications. Because of these implications, GMO’s have been banned in many countries such as Australia, Europe, and Germany (Meyer, 2010). The use of genetically modified organisms are not banned in North American but should be because of the potential health risks, the negative effect on the environment, and its contribution to the extinction of pollinating insects.
GMOs are genetically modified organisms that are formulated from more than one organism (Suzuki, 2013). Companies use GMOs to exploit the natural genome of crops to artificially add nutrition and to mutate their sustainability to external environmental factors such as weeds, bugs, and disease (Suzuki, 2013).
The manipulation of plant genes can cause many health dilemmas. In an experiment, several hamsters were fed GM soy, some produced tumours in their testicles and many experienced fertility problems (Mount, 2012). Another study concluded that a gene inserted in cows releases a chemical hormone in their milk that causes humans to have a 4 times higher risk of breast cancer (Batalion, 2009). Likewise, many Americans that were affected by a GM version of a dietary supplement called L-tryptophan caused 37 deaths and 1500 disabled (Batalion, 2009). However, growing large quantities of crops and being able to purchase them cheaply may seem ideal; it’s not worth the health risks that follows.
GM crops have a negative impact on plants, animals, and its habitat. A study conducted in Oregon found that a bacterium branched from a GM crop called “Klebsiella Planticola” was killing essential nutrients from neighbouring soil (Batalion, 2009).
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