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GMO's ~ Violet Hurguy ((Faster growing crops = more people fed (“The…

- - - - Another example is the Innate potato that has lower levels of asparagine, which when heated, turns into acrylamide, a potential carcinogen. (GMO Answers).
      - This potato doesn't really give you more nutrition but it when the potato is fried it has less of a potentially dangerous chemical so this is making sure that you stay safe and unharmed.
      - Argument ~ Pathos ~ Since fast food restaurants are very cheap many families go there if they do not have enough money to but a full meal, if the potatoes that these restaurants use were the innate potato, then these families would have less of the harmful chemicals that the original potatoes have.
    - - Golden rice was genetically modified with a bacteria that give it more vitamin A.
        
        STATISTIC ~ 500,000 people go blind from a lack of vitamin a
        
        Having a lack of vitamin a also ,weakens the immune system and increases a child's risk of contracting and dying from infections like measles
  - - - "While genetically modifying these fruits added some colorful flair, it also boosted their cancer-fighting benefits" (Abestos)
    - - "Contains high amounts of the chemical anthocyanin . . . has strong anti-inflammatory effects, and tests have shown that the purple tomatoes slow down cancer in mice" (LA Weekly)
      - Statistic ~ the lifespan of cancer-susceptible mice was significantly extended - by 30%
- - - - Rats fed GM potatoes had smaller, livers.
        
        The livers of rats fed GM canola were 12-16% heavier
    - - The Bt spray in corn had allergic-type symptoms
        
        Soy allergies went up by 50% in the UK, soon after GM soy was introduced