While genetically modified organisms have been around since the 90 's, they are still a highly debated topic all the way into 2016. The use of many GMOs create a hot bed of debate, but the pros of GMOs far outweigh the cons. The struggle for the population control and world hunger are evident and also uncontrollable, as we approach 9 billion people it is eminent that we will run out of needed resources such as food, gas, and space. What if I told you that the issue of food could be easily solved with GMOs, are you willing to take the risks of a few to feed millions?
For every nine people in the world, one is going undernourished. Another statistic gathered from the WFP (World Food Program) is that 795 million people go starving. In America, we are often times blind to the hunger that is present in developing countries, and even some developed countries. Thus the issue of world hunger can easily be ignored, but let me ask you this; who are we to hold back important bio-engineering advances from those who go starving, simply because I choose not to use those products? Who are Americans to stop the advancements of others fate and well beings simply because we have our own moral wrongs associated with GMO 's? The increase in corn yield in Missouri from 1950 to 2015 was over 100 bushes per acre, this coincides directly the introduction of GMO 's in 1994. Surely some, if not most, of the crops in Missouri picked up GMO 's as they became more advanced. I could surely imagine that other states stats are very similar. Perhaps this correlation is due to the big name corporations such as Monsanto who have somewhat monopolized the industry, or maybe the growing technological advances that allow us to plant, grow, and then harvest more yield. Regardless, we still see the correlation between Americas growth in yield and the introduction of GMO 's. This shows evidence that those "nasty" GMO 's can produce just about 3 times as much yield, with what consequences? With great advances comes great responsibilities, just as there is great evidence of the ability to genetically modify our crops there is great evidence that it can cause severe allergic reactions, not only with consumers but cows that were modified also seemed to suffer the consequences. …show more content…
Is this natures way of saying that we shouldn 't be doing this? Or is it only one simple downfall to the many pros? Unfortunately, there isn 't much research to back nor defeat GMO 's, which raises another question. Do we really know what were handling? The genetic code and DNA sequencing of an organism is very gentle and delicate, one base off and situations such as Cystic Fibrosis occurs. Yet, we 're able to handle it carefully and with enough care to create apples that will never bruise, or tomatoes that will never freeze. The wisdom of the genetic research is safe in certain hands, and unsafe in the hands of those who plan to do evil. A everlasting type of versatility is also present in the use of GMO 's. Scientists recently figured out a way to modify a goat to include spider web proteins in their milk, thus when milked they can pull those proteins out and then synthesize a strong, yet tiny rope. All from a goat while still getting the milk and many other products. What about the ability to modify fish to glow in the dark? Whens the last time you passed a corporate pet store and saw fish that had the gene luciferase, allowing them to glow in the dark? Gold fish, that glow in the dark. Not only can GMO 's benefit the world hunger struggle we so desperately need a solution to, they can open doors to manufacturing that no-one ever thought was possible. Pigs producing human blood, fish glowing in the dark, and maybe even some day humans who are able to do superhuman things. We fear what is unknown, and quite frankly we are in the unknown regarding GMO 's. The stigma that America has developed towards GMO 's comes from the heavily influenced crowd of environmentalists, fighting towards "all-organic" food supplies, and fair treatment of animals. This crowd
For every nine people in the world, one is going undernourished. Another statistic gathered from the WFP (World Food Program) is that 795 million people go starving. In America, we are often times blind to the hunger that is present in developing countries, and even some developed countries. Thus the issue of world hunger can easily be ignored, but let me ask you this; who are we to hold back important bio-engineering advances from those who go starving, simply because I choose not to use those products? Who are Americans to stop the advancements of others fate and well beings simply because we have our own moral wrongs associated with GMO 's? The increase in corn yield in Missouri from 1950 to 2015 was over 100 bushes per acre, this coincides directly the introduction of GMO 's in 1994. Surely some, if not most, of the crops in Missouri picked up GMO 's as they became more advanced. I could surely imagine that other states stats are very similar. Perhaps this correlation is due to the big name corporations such as Monsanto who have somewhat monopolized the industry, or maybe the growing technological advances that allow us to plant, grow, and then harvest more yield. Regardless, we still see the correlation between Americas growth in yield and the introduction of GMO 's. This shows evidence that those "nasty" GMO 's can produce just about 3 times as much yield, with what consequences? With great advances comes great responsibilities, just as there is great evidence of the ability to genetically modify our crops there is great evidence that it can cause severe allergic reactions, not only with consumers but cows that were modified also seemed to suffer the consequences. …show more content…
Is this natures way of saying that we shouldn 't be doing this? Or is it only one simple downfall to the many pros? Unfortunately, there isn 't much research to back nor defeat GMO 's, which raises another question. Do we really know what were handling? The genetic code and DNA sequencing of an organism is very gentle and delicate, one base off and situations such as Cystic Fibrosis occurs. Yet, we 're able to handle it carefully and with enough care to create apples that will never bruise, or tomatoes that will never freeze. The wisdom of the genetic research is safe in certain hands, and unsafe in the hands of those who plan to do evil. A everlasting type of versatility is also present in the use of GMO 's. Scientists recently figured out a way to modify a goat to include spider web proteins in their milk, thus when milked they can pull those proteins out and then synthesize a strong, yet tiny rope. All from a goat while still getting the milk and many other products. What about the ability to modify fish to glow in the dark? Whens the last time you passed a corporate pet store and saw fish that had the gene luciferase, allowing them to glow in the dark? Gold fish, that glow in the dark. Not only can GMO 's benefit the world hunger struggle we so desperately need a solution to, they can open doors to manufacturing that no-one ever thought was possible. Pigs producing human blood, fish glowing in the dark, and maybe even some day humans who are able to do superhuman things. We fear what is unknown, and quite frankly we are in the unknown regarding GMO 's. The stigma that America has developed towards GMO 's comes from the heavily influenced crowd of environmentalists, fighting towards "all-organic" food supplies, and fair treatment of animals. This crowd