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GMOs: Are they Good :smile: or Bad :slightly_frowning_face: (BENEFITS :+1:…
GMOs: Are they
Good
:smile: or
Bad
:slightly_frowning_face:
BENEFITS
:+1:
Could be more healthy
Example
:Golden Rice "Millions of people in Asia and Africa don't get enough of this vital nutrient, so this rice has become the symbol of an idea: that genetically engineered crops can be a tool to improve the lives of the poor" (
NPR
).
Can contain cancer fighting chemicals :hospital:
Example
"[Recently], researchers in the United Kingdom announced that they’d developed a genetically modified tomato with the potential to help protect consumers from cancer" (
Huffpost
)
Makes food taste better :tomato:
Makes food cheaper :moneybag:
Example
: "Through the use of GMOs, we are able to produce enough food at affordable prices to the world" (
geneticliteracyproject
)
Tolerance for heat, cold, or drought
CLAIM
: Faster growing plants and animals.
EVIDENCE
: Scientists created breeds that grow up to 20 percent larger, ending up taller, with bigger leaves and thicker roots.
Counterclaim (Amy B): If a plant has thicker roots, there might not be a lot of water left underground for other plants.
CLAIM
: Can help solve world hunger
EVIDENCE
: "GMs are also effective in reducing costs, providing financial benefits for consumers and businesses alike" (
The Balance
).
Counterclaim (Amy B): If GMOs cause sickness, that would cause another problem instead of just fixing world hunger.
CONCERNS
:-1:
CLAIM:
Not enough research to prove that they are safe
Quote:
"In the absence of credible independent long-term feeding studies, the safety of GMOs is unknown. Increasingly, citizens are taking matters into their own hands and choosing to opt out of the GMO experiment." (
Non-GMO Project
).
Counterclaim (Amy B): Why isn't there any credible long-term feeding studies?
Counterargument: because the FDA
thinks
they are all ok and not
severely
unsafe
CLAIM:
Could make food taste bad or not as fresh/natural :nauseated_face:
Statistic: 2/5 people say that organic foods tastes better in a blind taste test
Counterclaim (Amy B): The statistic says that only 2/5 people said that organic foods taste better. The other 3/5 people might think GMO food tastes better.
Counter Argument: But that means in world population 3.819 billion people won't like it as much
Pesticides found in human blood :radioactive_sign:
Logos and Statistic
According to the CDC (Trusted Source), antibiotic-resistant germs infect two million people each year.
Could contain allergens not mentioned on the package :sneezing_face:
Statistic:
Food allergies in children under 18 years of age have increased; from 3.4 percent between 1997 and 1999 to 5.1 percent between 2009 and 2011.
Could CAUSE cancer
"In 2013, the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology retracted a paper that linked the herbicide Roundup and Roundup-tolerant GM corn to cancer and premature death in rats" (
Healthline
).
