A Fresh Look
An
article I just read “GMO’s: We Can’t Ignore the
Consequences” By, Mark Mulcathy. Talks about Genetically modified organisms (GMO’s)
and how they can be hazardous to your health but the U.S.A.
A fresh
red mackintosh apple is considered one of the tastiest types of apples, but is
that fresh taste natural or genetically modified (GM). Bacon is loved by everyone but most people don’t
know 80% of the grain fed to meat animals is a GMO. Genetically modifying an
organism changes its DNA and cell fusion, gene deletion/doubling, and changing
the positions of genes. This is mainly to protect agents to lessen pesticide
use. But further on it said that Herbicide tolerant crops are responsible for
70 million additional pounds of pesticides being applied in U.S.
I can relate to this because last
year my science teacher Miss. Q. told us that GMO’s are not good for your
health and told us a story about how most to every crop has GMO’s. Some major
foods that are genetically modified are corn, soy, and sugar. Genetically
modified foods have been shown to cause harm to humans, animals, and the
environment. Some people might say that this is not going to affect them or
might agree but they will not do anything. I do not think we should make GMO’s
apart of our everyday diet.
“Genetically engineered is defined
as: Made with techniques that alter the molecular or cell biology of an
organism by means that are not possible under natural conditions or processes.
Genetic engineering includes recombinant DNA, cell fusion, micro- and
macro-encapsulation, gene deletion and doubling, introducing a foreign gene,
and changing the positions of genes. It shall not include breeding,
conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization and tissue
culture.”
GMO’s are an environmental issue
because Genetic modifications give the
Modified crop a competitive advantage. If a GM crop “escapes” from its field it
has the potential to replace its non-GM counterpart. When the genes from the GM
crop leave the field in which they were planted there are plants that fill a
similar niche with which they will compete, and because the GM crop has the
advantage, they may take over. Lastly, if crop plants can cope with more weed killers then
normal, farmers can have fields with even fewer weeds, and this could reduce
biological diversity
First things first, great summary Jeff. The original article is very detailed and extensive, but you managed to shrink it down and keep the important parts. I fully agree that GMO's are very effective at growing food. However, they do have horrible effects on those that eat them. One of my dad's friends (a doctor) told me about a case he was investigating that showed a connection between a weakened immune system and consumption of GMO's. Overall, this was a great article and summary and is a very relevant issue in the world today.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job on this post. GMOs don't sound very good for us. Its scary that they are part of our everyday use but yet, they can make us sick. I think something needs to be done about this, or it could be potentially disastrous in the future, not only to our health, but to other's animals health, which could also direct at us. Overall, I think you did a great job on this article because it is a very important issue.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a good job with your post. It made me wonder what "real" food actually tastes like. Is bacon really all that good or is it just the GMO's? I liked that you wrote about what an effective growth aid this is to food but and how GMO modified food might take over all of the food that we eat. Most people manage to eat some organically grown and raised food, but what will happen if it is all chemically modified? America doesn't eat healthy and that is a pretty big problem.
ReplyDeleteGood job with your article. You made some really good points on how GMOs can have bad effects on not just us, but on animals and the surrounding environment. We should really try to work towards not using the GMOs, no matter what the benefits may be. If it's not natural, then we really shouldn't be eating it. This could be a really important issue if it is starting to affect lots of people. Overall, your summary was very eye-opening and included many important topics.
ReplyDeleteI thought this article was very intriguing because of the many points you made on GMO's. I never knew such a thing existed and now to learn that its in so much of our produce is astonishing. I will definetly read more on how GMO's can effect us and try to avoid them as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteThis was quite the interesting article you've picked out, Jeff. This particular article grabbed my attention particularly because GMO's are found in everyday foods, such as bacon. There are some great points that you've made on why there shouldn't be any GMO's included in everyday foods, and I completely agree with your philosophy. Even if you do gain some beneficial value from eating foods with GMO's included, I will still try to avoid them as much as I can now that I have found the negatives and how it can affect an individual's health.
ReplyDeleteThis was very interesting to read. Genetically modified organisms sounds like something that would never exist yet so many things are genetically modified. I also liked the quote because it clearly explains what a GMO is. I think its bad that there is no GMO label on foods because this seems important to the health of people.
ReplyDeleteGood job, Jeff. This was an interesting article, that focuses on an important issue. I really learned a lot from your post. I didn't know that crops that we are very familliar with including corn, soy, and sugar are very often, genetically modified. Sure they taste good, but we should be eating natural food that has not been chemically modified. It's horrible that GMO's are harming us, animals, as well as the enviornment. This article really fascinated me, because I did not know a lot about Genetically Modified Organisms, and never thought of it as that big of an enviornmental hazard until now. Do you know if anything is being done to prevent GMO's? Great job, once again.
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