Genetically Modified Green Eggs and Ham Technological advancement has tremendously changed the way the average American lives. In effect of this new technology, human population is increasing by the second. In order to meet the needs of all humans, scientists have begun looking to genetic engineering to increase the amount and size of food produced. Crops that have been genetically modified are known as GMOs. GMOs have been a heated subject of debate ever since they were introduced in 1980, and while they do have both positives and negatives, the negatives surely outweigh the positives. Humans should not upset Earth’s balance by altering food and, in effect, increase the population by unnatural means. Due to harmful effects of GMOs on the
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GMO advocates also argue that it is a death sentence to those people if the U.S. was to ban GMOs, because that would mean that no GM foods could be imported from the U.S. to third world countries. “If the U.S. banned GMOs outright, it probably would not cause a huge impact, apart from an increase in the price of food. Poorer countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, won’t get by without GMO technology,” says UC Riverside scientist (The Guardian). It is a common misconception that third world countries do not have sufficient farming skills. However, African farmers already have effective methods of farming that benefit the environment and their villages (The Guardian). African farmers do not need or want GM crops, and even asked their governments to ban the crops. In support of this, non-GMO supporters argue that Mother Nature should not be messed with. This brings an ethical, rather than scientific, segment to the controversy. The matter of the fact is, that food should not be altered in the first place. The current population of the world is 7.2 billion people. Nearly half of those people do not get enough food a day. If GMO developers provide food for third world countries, the population of Earth increases. This is already prominent because there has been a sharp increase in Earth’s population over the last 20 years - just around the time that GMOs were commercially available (see figure 1). There are only so many people that Earth can naturally and sufficiently provide for, before scientists start genetically modifying food to fit the needs of third world countries. If pro-GMO scientists keep corrupting Mother Nature, Earth will lose it’s
GMO advocates also argue that it is a death sentence to those people if the U.S. was to ban GMOs, because that would mean that no GM foods could be imported from the U.S. to third world countries. “If the U.S. banned GMOs outright, it probably would not cause a huge impact, apart from an increase in the price of food. Poorer countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, won’t get by without GMO technology,” says UC Riverside scientist (The Guardian). It is a common misconception that third world countries do not have sufficient farming skills. However, African farmers already have effective methods of farming that benefit the environment and their villages (The Guardian). African farmers do not need or want GM crops, and even asked their governments to ban the crops. In support of this, non-GMO supporters argue that Mother Nature should not be messed with. This brings an ethical, rather than scientific, segment to the controversy. The matter of the fact is, that food should not be altered in the first place. The current population of the world is 7.2 billion people. Nearly half of those people do not get enough food a day. If GMO developers provide food for third world countries, the population of Earth increases. This is already prominent because there has been a sharp increase in Earth’s population over the last 20 years - just around the time that GMOs were commercially available (see figure 1). There are only so many people that Earth can naturally and sufficiently provide for, before scientists start genetically modifying food to fit the needs of third world countries. If pro-GMO scientists keep corrupting Mother Nature, Earth will lose it’s