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GMOs
Tessa Shinden (BENEFITS :check: (GMOs stay fresh longer
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GMOs
Tessa Shinden
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CONCERNS :red_cross:
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Along with the genetic modification, the
foods that are being modified have a higher
chance of carrying new and unwanted diseases
STATISTIC: "GMO tomatoes and corn express the viral coat protein of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). Expression of this coat protein confers resistance to CMV, which is the most broadly infectious virus of any known plant virus, thought to infect over 1,200 plant species from vegetable crops to ornamentals" (Harvard University).
GMO tomatoes and corn have a coat of protein on them, called the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). This is a widely infectious virus, and it is thought to impact around 1,200 plant species as vegetable crops.
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With the genetic modification, foods with
GMOs have a loss of nutritional Content
QUOTE:
“Not all genetically modified foods are changed to increase their nutritional content. Instead, these foods may actually lose nutritional content in the process of altering their genetic makeup” (Pros And Cons Of Genetically Modified Foods).
This is concerning because while the crops are being modified to be resistant to certain chemicals, the modification causes them to lose their original nutritional value.
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CLAIM: If someone or some place was in desperate need of food, GMOs would provide them with that food. This is beneficial because we would then be able to feed millions of people, who would otherwise die of malnutrition.
EVIDENCE: "Around 500,000 children go blind every year due to malnutrition, or a vitamin A deficiency. GMO golden rice introduces more vitamin A to the undernourished kids" (Are GMO Foods Bad or Good?).
COUNTERCLAIM (Ava M): Though GMOs could potentially be helping feed and nourish people across the globe, studies show that some GMOs contain chemicals that can cause major health problems in the human body's system. This means that even though GMOs could possibly help children in third-world countries, they could also be fed chemicals that can worsen their health even more.
COUNTERARGUMENT: Even though the studies have shown that there are health concerns that come with these GMOs, risking feeding people all over the world is worth it, especially considering that we have modern day medicine that could easily fix these health concerns.
CLAIM: A major concern of GMOs are that while they do provide food for those in need, they often have a negative impact on the environment. Is it really worth it to feed ourselves if we are killing the rest of the world in the process?
EVIDENCE: "Of the less than 1 percent of freshwater available for human use, a whopping 70 percent goes toward growing food and raising animals" (National Geographic).
COUNTERCLAIM (Ava M): Addressing the decrease in water is a concern but, we can count on a large amount of rainfall all over that is constantly increasing the amount of fresh water we have and the amount we can use for GMOs. While I agree with you and believe that we should preserve more of our freshwater, when it comes down to picking between feeding starving people and saving some water, which is more important?
COUNTERARGUMENT: With all of the different climate change going on all around the world, we will never know exactly how much rainfall we will get and if it will be enough to sustain the human race. But if we think about what is happening now, we should definitely be concerned about what is going on with our fresh water.
