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GMO Priscila Mayorga (BENEFITS :smiley: (May be more nutritious
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GMO Priscila Mayorga
CLAIM: GMOs can help stop world hunger.How it can help kids in Africa who don't have enough food or vitamin c.With the GMO food, the plants can grow faster which would make more production
EVIDENCE:in the ted talk the man said that 85% of kids go blind because of lack of vitamin A.There is a new GMO called gold rice that has lots of vitamin A.
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CLAIM: some foods in supermarkets are labeled and this is because it can cause allergic reactions to people.
EVIDENCE:if someone ate a banana and had an allergic reaction but wasn't allergic to bananas this could mean that the food that you are allergic too is in the banana.Like the person could be allergic to fish and some fish gene could be in the banana 
COUNTERCLAIM:(Paloma) But what if they don't like other types of vegetables or fruits. What are they going to eat?
BENEFITS :smiley:
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Helps farmers grow food faster
GMOs is that they help increase the production rate of crops, which can have a significant impact in countries faced with food shortages and famine
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Regulated by the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency regulate the products to make sure they’re safe to eat. The FDA says foods that come from genetically engineered plants are just as safe as non-GE foods”
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CONCERNS :warning:
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Risk of Toxicity
Some argue that people who fill their diet with GMOs will be at an increased risk of toxicity and that eating GMOs can increase chances of developing tumors, such as in the lungs, breasts or colon
Ecological damage
Ecological damage happens to the soil that supports GMO crops over time, robbing it of its resources to the point that it can no longer sustain life