Bioegineered Food and Nutrition

For centuries humans have been using hybridization to create better plants. “Genetic modification is an extension of this. However unlike conventional breeding, in which new assortments of genes are created more or less at random, it allows specific genes to be identified, isolated, copied, and introduced into other organisms in much more direct and controlled ways.” explains Leighton Jones of the British Medical Journal. Through biotechnology scientists are able to insert a specific gene or

Genetically modified foods are full of possibilities. They are helping farmers grow stronger, longer lasting crops. The decision on safety has to be your own. There are lots of factors but as of yet there is no proof that genetically modified foods are unsafe. There are steps being taken to keep GM crops safe for every one and everything. The prospect of one day possibly having a super vegetable that will give everyone what they need and wipe out vitamin and other deficiencies is amazing. The future is looking bright for genetically modified foods, I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Genetically modified foods are here to stay. Those already on super market shelves have been subjected to rigorous safety tests, as will the many up and coming GM foods. A wider variety of crops resistant to pests, diseases, and herbicides are predicted in the future. Food materials with improved keeping and processing qualities (such as fruit much less susceptible to mold spoilage) and reduced or eliminated allergens such proteins in nuts. More nutritious food such as: plants that are modified to genetically produce more vitamin C could help other countries that have a deficiency. Now that the key has been found for vitamin C it will lead to other vitamins and possibly minerals that will be able to be enhanced in our food sources.

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