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GMO mind map, Rowan Fortenberry (Concerns:warning: (Not great for the…
GMO mind map, Rowan Fortenberry
Concerns:warning:
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Damages the environment
“plants engineered to express potentially toxic substances could present risks to other organisms like birds or deer thereby potentially disrupting the ecosystem and, as such, have a negative impact on the natural food chain"
Although the quote is saying how GMO plants cause damage, GMO plants cause it.
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Benefits :smiley:
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Resistance to Disease
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“Genetic engineering was used to save the Hawaiian Rainbow papaya from a deadly virus which threatened to wipe out the crop….”
Resistance to disease has saved many farmer by keeping max efficiency in plants such as the potato and Asian soy bean through stopping a common disease.
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Healthier
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Golden Rice has 23 times more beta-carotene than normal rice and 50 grams of rice(dry) is 60% of a 6-8 year old's vitamin A intake.
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