Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Genetically modified food harms more than it helps.

The term “Genetically modified” is used to define products that have been genetically engineered by being injected with a potentially beneficial DNA extract from different and mostly unrelated species of organisms. These DNA extracts are infused with plant cells, which are later cloned to crops, while organic products are grown naturally, in unmodified soil, with original seeds. In year 1992, Vice president Dan Quayle and Chair Council on Competitiveness acknowledged that the growing industry of genetically modified products could possibly increase United States exportations (GM-Free Cymru, n.d.). This was the beginning of the globalization of genetically modified goods and the contamination of organic crops. Unfortunately, gene modification is also one of the leading industries causing many economic issues, health and environment risks, worldwide.                  

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