When you are thinking about Genetically Modified Organisms, also known as GMO, you may be wondering what the fuss is all about. The truth of the matter is that there are many issues with GMO foods that do not regularly make the news. Take a moment and make sure that you know more about the food that we are starting to see more and more of. What kind of needs do you have when you are thinking about moving forward and getting your dietary needs taken care of, and how do GMO foods intersect with these needs? The more time you spend thinking about GMO foods, the better off you are going to be when it comes to understanding what it is best for you.
The truth of the matter is that the food chain is a crucial component of our environment. Mankind has become very adept scientifically and we are now able to affect so many of the things around us (including our selves) since unlocking the secrets DNA and gene modification. But does it give us the right to play God? The problem is that if you believe in a God, you believe in an ll knowing and all powerful being, but Mankind is neither. If we dabble with nature, do we fully understand the “knock-on” effects? How will the changes we make to a grain of wheat affect the chickens that feed on it, or the parasites that attack it? Until we fully understand all of the ramifications in what we are doing, should we allow ourselves to proceed?
One of the hallmarks of the crops that we grow for our food supplies is that there is high diversity. Not only is this good for choice and personal preference, but it is also a system for protecting the many. In the same way that fish form a shoal, so that when a predator attacks just a few are sacrificed but the large majority escape unscathed, diversity works in the same way with disease and pestilence. It may attack and destroy one strain of a crop, but the others are not affected. But if we genetically modify the strains so that there are only one or two left; what could happen then? Potential disaster! And then, in an effort to avert such a disaster, we may be tempted to begin developing herbicides and pesticides again, and we are back to square one.
We are all familiar with the miracle of evolution. Plants and animals are in a constant process of evolution. It takes many decades and sometimes centuries for changes to be noticed, but they are going on all around us at this very moment in time. But if Mankind were to interfere with that process by putting in unnatural, dominant strains of crops, what will happen? One school of thought says that in time, Mother Nature will respond by developing a new super weed or pestilence to counteract this new dominant strain. There are several different scenarios that stem from here. One is that the new pestilence totally wipes out all of the new dominant strain of crop. Result? Potential starvation! Another theory is the development by Mankind of a super chemical agent to combat the pestilence. Result? (a) Once again we are introducing unwanted chemicals into the food chain, and/or, (b) we may cause another unprecedented and unimaginable ripple effect that causes further damage to the environment.
Take a moment to consider what your options are going to be when you are thinking about GMO foods. There are dangers that are often not discussed, no matter how prevalent or problematic they might be!
- Do You Know the Dangers of GMO Food? - Many people are concerned about the dangers of GMO food. GMO (genetically modified organisms) food has been genetically altered in a laboratory. It has only been on the market since the early 1990s so it is still too early to tell what the long-term dangers of GMO food will be.
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