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Genetically modified foods. Dillion Bailey Josh Click. What is Genetically modified foods. Such artificially changed foods are a source of unfound arguments over the certainty of their long-term effects on humans and food chains. Good of Genetically modified foods.
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Genetically modified foods Dillion Bailey Josh Click
What is Genetically modified foods Such artificially changed foods are a source of unfound arguments over the certainty of their long-term effects on humans and food chains.
Good of Genetically modified foods • Ensuring an enough food supply for this booming population is going to be a major challenge in the years to come.
Bad of Genetically modified foods • Just as the heavy use of antibiotics contributed to the rise of drug-resistant super germs, American farmers’ near-ubiquitous use of the weed killer Roundup has led to the rapid growth of tenacious new super weeds. The reason for this is that when a crop is repeatedly sprayed with Roundup to kill a given pest.
Why should we care Genetic engineering of crops is a complex issue. It is also an issue with far reaching implications for the environment and for people, for the way crops are produced and the world’s people are fed.