... been buying food that has been modified in some way and not knowing it. With the current altercation going on people have demanded to know what has done to their food before they eat it. People have been refusing to buy "Frankenfoods" from supermarket shelves without proper warning. This could cost supermarkets and manufactures of foods millions of dollars making new ... may hear from opponents of genetically modified foods. Most concerns about genetically modified food falls into three categories: environmental hazards, human health risks, and economic concerns. For environmental conce...

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... already been genetically altered. These crops include soybeans, corn, potatoes, canola, cotton. Monsanto is also hoping to begin production of Genetically Engineered wheat in the near future. You may not eat soybeans or canola, however animals such as cattle, pigs and chickens do, and therefore eventually you are eating them as well. Reasons for these crops being in existence is because ... opposite trend. Supporters of genetic engineering of foods, including members of private industries, distributors, retailers, scientists, nutritionists, some consumers, U.S. farmers, and regulatory ag...

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... and commercial exploitation.( Boland M., 2000) The Possible Benefits of Biotechnology Disease Resistance Saves Money Genetic modification of organisms can produce corps that are more resistant to pests and diseases. Nowadays people can take a gene that gives resistance to a fungal infection in a wild plant and inserted them into a food plant that lacks this protection. A disease resistance culture saves a lot of money ... healthy food. Genetic engineering gives a chance to change a taste of vegetables. Corps can be engineered to taste better. This opportunity could be helpful in encoura...

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... increase the Earth's biodiversity. This is absurd. A biotechnology - supported livestock industry that expands to meet the public demand for meat and dairy products as dietary staples, coupled with more people on the planet, will lead to a loss of natural biodiversity as more and more wildlands and wildlife are obliterated. More trees will be cut down, more swamps drained and more ... the introduced gene will have unpredictable effects and therefore there is no way of knowing the overall, long-term effect of genetically engineered foods on the health of those who eat them. Unnatural gen...

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... some sobering information regarding L-tryptophan (a nutritional supplement), the proteins of Brazil-nuts, and soybeans: When L-tryptophan, a nutritional supplement, was genetically engineered and first marketed, 37 people died and 1,500 people were severely affected by a painful and debilitating circulatory disorder called eosinophilia myalgia. When a gene from the Brazil nut was inserted into soybeans to increase their protein levels, the transgenic ... marker genes can exacerbate the spread of antibiotic resistance among humans. If antibiotic resistant genes are found in foods, they co...

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... but studies show that farmers often increase chemical use rather than decrease it (WWF). Just as some populations of mosquitoes developed resistance to the now-banned pesticide DDT, many people are concerned that insects will become resistant to B.t. corn or other crops that have been genetically modified to produce their own pesticides (Whitman). More pesticides means added environmental pollution ... caterpillars consume milkweed plants, not corn, but the fear is that if pollen from B.t. corn is blown by the wind onto milkweed plants in neighboring fields, the caterpillars could eat th...

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