Genedified Food: The Pros And Cons Of Genetically Modified Foods

We are not only killing ourselves but our planet too. With the creation of these modified foods and pesticides there is an emergence of new super bugs and super weeds which is threatening our crops and foods. Our farmers are having to increase they’re uses of pesticides and could potentially have to create an even stronger pesticide adding to the problem. In a study conducted in Japan it was proven that there is no way to keep the GM plant from cross contaminating our organic farms and plants. If we can’t keep up our crops healthy and clean we are eventually going to kill ourselves off and kill off our whole planet.

In 1958, a molecular biologist named Francis Crick coined the term central dogma of molecular biology. The central dogma describes the process of how DNA is transcribed into RNA, which then get translate into proteins that is responsible for the traits expression in organisms (Crick, 1970). In eukaryotic, DNA are stores within structures known as chromosomes, which are inherited from the parental organisms, this process is known as vertical gene transfer. In contrast, bacteria can undergo horizontal gene transfer that allows for transfer of genes from one organism to a different organism. Horizontal gene transfer often involves either a bacteriophage, a virus that infect bacteria or a plasmid, which is a circular piece of DNA that exist and

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genome or genetic characteristics have been modified or changed by a technique known as genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes that do not occur naturally in the organism. The most common of all the GMOs are the genetically modified foods, which have sparked a widespread debate as to whether or not GMOs are beneficial or harmful to human health and the environment. The human population has developed more concern as to what foods they eat and what the dangers of these foods might be and, as a result, has become increasingly aware of the prevalence of genetically modified foods in the modern world. A study by the National Academies of Sciences in 2015 showed that

One of the main health problems that concern many scientists is that the genetically modified organism may pass on mutant genes to bacteria in your GI tract. Yet, we do not know what would happen if the bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract were mutated. Another bad thing about GMOs is that they cross-pollinate with other seeds nearby. Thus, GMOs can contaminate organic and non-GMO farmers crops’. So why are GMOs approved by the FDA if they are so dangerous?

Therefore, America and other countries alike should entirely ban the production of genetically modified foods from their food industry. The human body wants to naturally reject the foreign proteins injected into GM crops intended for herbicide tolerance. But these GM foods that are being consumed still leave traces of these man-made proteins and they remain alive and functioning in the body. Additionally, the genes used in the creation of GMOs originate from bacteria and viruses that can create, “...unpredictable, hard-to-detect side effects, including allergies, toxins, new diseases, and nutritional problem” (Smith). There is also no universal consensus among scientist on the safety of this practice which is

There has been an increase in GMO foods on shelves over stores and supermarkets all over the world. Since 1994, GMO foods have been a major controversial issue between the people who support them and the benefits or the people who are against them and the negative ramifications. There have been much debate on what the FDA should do about the GMO foods. If they wanted to keep them they could cause much more sickness or if they wanted to get rid of them it would take many years to take all the GMO food off the shelves and produce GMO free food. Even though GMOs have good qualities and come in great quantities around the globe they also harbor a very negative effect, especially towards the human body.

The concern of this is that humankind will lose variety. The removal of diseases and the selection of traits is a social concern of the use of CRISPR. For these reasons the technology is currently illegal in countries such as the United Kingdom. However, in America these social concerns should not eliminate the technology’s use in society. Instead, the technology should be implemented only to cure diseases.

However, the health hazards that the food crops manufactured by this new technology might pose are rarely made known to the public by the scientists who are working on genetically engineered crops, hoping that vagueness will breed ignorance (Pringle, 2005). I believe that the perils far outweigh the promises of genetically modified organisms. In chapters 2 and 11 of Pringle’s Food Inc, naysayers of genetic engineering called these genetically modified organisms “Frankenfood” because they believe that they can cause potential health hazards to humans. “Frankenfood” threatens human health due to the health problems it may bring such as allergenic reactions, potential diseases, antibiotic resistance in the gut and also a decrease in levels of other nutrients in the modified food

Thus bacteria can be partially diploid, for some genes. This allows one to test if the alleles are dominant or recessive . Gene transfer agent (GTA) particle is contain of double-stranded DNA in a small fragment that`s mean not the whole genome , so when transduction occur the cell will become temporarily diploid for a portion of the genome during gene transfer process . That happen before the additional DNA is merged back to the origin DNA . That can help bacteria to pick up the most effective gene that will help in the resistance of the harsh environmental condition and also to determine the dominant strain by natural selection .

Agriculture has been one of the biggest parts of society and the economy for thousands of years. In fact, it was what allowed the first modern civilizations to be formed. However, as we grow and expand as a race, our old habits can begin to show horrible side-effects. Our environment seems to be suffocating under the enormous pressure of holding not only humans, but our food sources up. Animal agriculture is creating devastating effects on the environment, and in order to combat these threats, we must embrace safer, alternative forms of food production.