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GMO products are safe and necessary ("Are G.M.O foods safe?"…
GMO products are safe and necessary
"Are G.M.O foods safe?"
Brody, J.E. (2018, April 23) "Are G.M.O. foods safe?" The New York Times, from:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/well/eat/are-gmo-foods-safe.html
has been happening for centuries
Breeding programs
Crossbreeding
Radiation and chemicals
To induce gene mutations
Today it is happening far less radical
Only one or two genes are introduced
With a known function
Controlled and safer
There hasn't been a single report of negative health effects
Fears of GMO's are just theoretical
GMO's yield a lot of benefits
Bigger harvests
Less toxins in fungi
Resistance to insect pests
Leads to less pesticides being used
Makes the food safer
Makes the food less expensive
"Study: GMOs are needed to feed the planet in 2050"
Problems
Population of 10 billion by 2050
56% 'food gap' between produced in 2010 and needed in 2050
GMOs will have a huge role in accomplishing these goals
Increasing yields
Better crop breeding
Speeding up breeding cycles
Increased resistance to herbicides and insecticides
Increasing nutrition
Consumers are poorly informed about GMOs
Reason for resistance
Siegner, C. (2019, July 18) "Study: GMOs are needed to feed the planet in 2050" Fooddive, from:
https://www.fooddive.com/news/study-gmos-are-needed-to-feed-the-planet-in-2050/559004/