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Najmon Nisha

Is GM food good??? - 38 views

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    Pros :
    1.When the DNA of the food is modified, people with allergies may consume the GM food. Therefore, people which previously cannot consume those food may consume it now because of the modified DNA.
    2.GM food can grow faster even under land which is unsuitable for the growth of crops. Therefore, productivity increases, providing the population with more food.
    3.GM food is said to have higher nutrition values than food which farmers grow traditionally
    and contain more minerals and vitamins than those found in traditionally grown foods. Other than this, these foods also taste better.and contain more minerals and vitamins than those found in traditionally grown foods. Other than this, these foods also taste better.
    4.It is said that GM food can have a longer shelf life than the non-GM food. So, food can be stored and would not be rotten as quick as those non-GM food.
    Cons :
    1.Consuming GM food can have harmful effects on the human body. It is believed that consumption of these genetically engineered foods can cause the development of diseases which are immune to antibiotics.As the health effects are unknown, many people prefer to stay away from genetically modified foods.
    2.Experts are of the opinion that with the increase of genetically modified foods, developing countries would start depending more on industrial countries because it is likely that the food production would be controlled by them in the time to come.
    3.Many religious and cultural communities are against genetically modified foods because they see it as an unnatural way of producing foods. Many people are also not comfortable with the idea of transferring animal genes into plants and vice versa. Also, this cross-pollination method can cause damage to other organisms that thrive in the environment.
Benedict Zhang

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