GMO - HECK NO!!! By Hamed Jalala
GMO’s, a huge debatable and controversial topic that has been going around for many years. I personally believe that GMO’s are not safe and healthy. According to nongmoproject.com, a genetically modified organism is “a living organism whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering, or GE.” Genetically modified organisms have been in our foods and crops and we are not even noticing. According to WebMD.com, “up to 80% of processed foods in the U.S. has been changed by man from the way it would grow on its own.” If 80% of our food in the U.S. is changed scientifically by man, then most of the food and fruits we eat is probably a GMO and is not organic. According to…show more content… A herbicide is “a substance that is toxic to plants and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation.” According to onegreenplanet.org, “GMO’s can cause allergies in people”. The reason is because some genes used in genetically modified technology might be taken from (for example) a food that causes allergies in some people. People with specific allergies can be exposed to these gmo’s or consume these gmo’s and have an allergic reaction. Also genetically modified food that is fed to specific animals can also harm humans because we eat (for example) chicken, lamb, and meat. Also many pro-gmo groups and associations state that genetically modifying organisms are safe because they have been doing the science for more than a generation. They claim to call it “the latest form of biotechnology- the most precise method yet.” But this is not right because “Genetic engineering is fundamentally different from traditional methods of plant and animal breeding because it crosses biological barriers, transferring genes from one species to another.” This means that Genetic engineering is different from the original ways of plant and animal breeding because it meets scientifical
