GMOs Justin Wessel
BENEFITS 😃
Pesticides and Herbicides are no longer necessary
GMOs are more nutritious
They can produce more and feed more people.
STATISTIC: 500,000 children go blind from lack of Vitamin A
STATISTIC: 88% of corn and 94% of soy are GMO
Gold rice is a GMO type of rice with enough Vitamin A for an entire day.
End world hunger
Africa will be able to feed itself
GMO plants last longer than non-GMO plants
STATISTIC: 3,100,000 children died from malnutrition
0 died from GMOS
STATISTIC: 150% more productivity in africa
CLAIM: GMOs prevent crops from being wasted
EVIDENCE: "Since apples brown quickly and easily, a rough ride in the lunch box or too many minutes on the plate can mean the difference between an apple being eaten or tossed in the trash. Around 40% of apples are wasted, and much of that is from superficial bruising and browning – not an issue with Arctic apples" (Benefits of non-browning apples).
EVIDENCE: "You are a tomato farmer whose crops are threatened by a persistent species of beetle. Each year, you spend large sums of money for pesticides to protect your crops. A biotechnology company introduces a new strain of tomato plant that produces a natural pesticide, making it resistant to the beetle" (Genetically Modified Foods).
counterclaim: (Antonio Basave) is it safe for other animals to eat. like say you were going to feed it to a rabbit would it die?
"Humans are not insects or plants. What is deadly to insects or weeds can be totally harmless to mammals, and vice versa. Different groups of organisms react to different ingredients in different pesticides differently, so to assume something that kills insects will have the same or any effect on humans is not guaranteed" (Yes, You Are Definitely Ingesting Pesticides. Here's Why It's Not A Problem ).