Truth about GMO

Genetically modified organisms, GMOs, all plants or animals, the genetic structures, which were manipulated by scientists. With the help of genetic engineering, scientists can pinpoint beneficial traits in each organism, in the form of additional food, better flavor, or the ability to fight pests or diseases, and in other organisms. This is done by a specific gene to isolate, for a characteristic in an organism to remove, and then transferring to another organism, where this gene are replicated, creating a stronger and more resistant strain of the same researchers have used organism.

Although of genetic engineering in agricultural crops techniques, which since the mid-1980s, and the media coverage of these developments has increased greatly in recent years. Most people have little awareness of genetically modified foods, and the controversy surrounding it. In a 2001 survey by Penn State agricultural economists, 84 percent of respondents said they either knew nothing or very little about GM foods, or have not heard of it at all. But these techniques and products have already impact on our food, from the manufacturer to the consumer, and will continue to secure their mark on the world foods supply.

Statistics suggest that as much as 60% of the food we buy at the Supermarkets have ingredients from GM's. Because a large part of genetic engineering, so far carried out, such as corn and soy beans, which would also ingredients such as vegetable oils, in these cultures. Regardless of how a diligent and can isolate its budget from genetically modified food, it is most likely that all our readers have consumed GM - produced foods, in the form of vegetable oils and corn, delayed-ripening tomatoes and pest - Resist ducks vegetables. GM ingredients in salads, pizza, baked goods and many corn grain. They are from grocery shopping consumed, and in many restaurants and food stands.

While the future of genetic manipulation is uncertain, the business is booming and is expected to continue. Pressing global need to produce more food for a graere population, and the production of less farmland and implies the need for a higher income per hectare. Species, the less often destroyed by plant diseases, and animals, the more lean meat for the amount of feed they consume are only two factors that strongly in genetic engineering for agriculture.

There is a huge amount of land still not on the globe Bred. The future is likely to see decades, the clearing and development of these countries to the global food requirements, but from many environmental pollution limit such development. Genetic engineering has an affordable short term solution.

So what are the risks? What will the biotechnology term impact on the environment? By changing the nature of genetic engineering, we are dangerously close to playing God? Many of these questions may never be answered. But just as hybrid technology of our grandfathers made his debut at the rejection of the many (and income doubled output at the farm) gene technology is finally accepted by the public� .. Even if the risks are somewhat vague.

-- Tom Clouser, Madison castle, PA

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