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Do you agree with genetically modified foods?
I'm doing a paper on GM foods and it's kind of difficult for me to choose a side: for or against. I think that genetic modification is beneficial because it allows more food to be grown and can benefit places that have poor growing conditions such as drought. At the same time, I think GM foods are bad because nobody is really sure the impact they will have on the environment in the long run. Any opinions or ideas?
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- MetalplanttagLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
"GM foods currently available on the international market have passed risk assessments and are not likely to present risks for human health. In addition, no effects on human health have been shown as a result of the consumption of such foods by the general population in the countries where they have been approved. " - http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/biotech...
"In 2006, countries that grew 97% of the global transgenic crops were the United States (53%), Argentina (17%), Brazil (11%), Canada (6%), India (4%), China (3%), Paraguay (2%) and South Africa (1%). Although growth is expected to plateau in industrialized nations, it is increasing in developing countries" - http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome...
"In 2010, crops modified by molecular methods were grown in 29 countries on more than 360 million acres. Of the 15.4 million farmers growing these crops, 90 percent are poor, with small operations. The reason farmers turn to genetically modified crops is simple: yields increase and costs decrease." - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/opinion/genetica...
"Many U.S. farmers who grow genetically engineered (GE) crops are realizing substantial economic and environmental benefits -- such as lower production costs, fewer pest problems, reduced use of pesticides, and better yields -- compared with conventional crops" - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/10041...
