John Marques
May 13, 2014
A geneticall modified organism is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. In my opinion GMO is good, 2 reasons why is 1) pest resistence, consumers do not wish to eat food that has been treated with pesticides because of potential health hazards and run-off of agricultural wastes from excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers can poison the water supply and cause harm to the environment. Growing GM foods such as B.t corn can help eliminate the application of chemical pesticides and reduce cost of bringing a crop to the market.
2)Nutrition Malnutrition is common in third world countries where improverished peoples rely on a single crop such as rice for the main staple of their diet. Since this rice was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, a non-profit organization, the institute hopes to offer the golden rice seed free to any third world country thats requests it. Plans were underway to develop golden rice that also has increased iron content.
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