These organisms would have never developed on their own; they are not part of our revolutionary process they shouldn't exist; yet we are eating them. ... A lot of people were worried that this pesticide would have the same effect on humans. ... What is happening is when we eat our food it escapes out of our intestines through these tiny holes and it goes directly into our blood stream. ... I hope my speech has persuaded you to change what you eat and what you feed you families. ... They are in the water we drink, the air we breathe and the food we eat. ...

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When someone is now eating a fruit or vegetable they might not be eating organic fruits or vegetables they might be eating engineered crops. ... Genetically modified foods hurt the environment and hurt animals and humans, but other people think otherwise and say that they are safe to eat. Other people are arguing and saying that genetically modified foods are safe to eat. ... People will live in a polluted environment. So people should start moving now to get rid of genetically engineered crops so this world will be safe before it's too late....

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Spread of long-lasting GM foods would bring a huge convenience to people like me who don't go to markets often, but still like to have fresh fruits and veggies to eat. ... Adding calcium into the food people eat often, like potatoes, can make people strong and healthy. ... Larger production and lower cost result in less expensive foods which means people have more money spending on the other activities besides eating. ... For the consumers, GM technology can lead cheaper prices of foods, and therefore improve people's living and eating quality. ... To sum up, GM foods benefit people...

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People both for and against have very convincing arguments but I, Constance A. ... People may think that the debate over genetically modified foods is not paramount. ... With the current altercation going on people have demanded to know what has done to their food before they eat it. ... There is so much the U.S. can do for people who are malnourished but we aren't. ... It's top 6 billion people and it's predicted to double in the next 50 years. ...

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People want to know that genetically modified foods are safe to eat and have no long-term health risks. ... Is genetically modified food safe for us to eat on a daily basis? ... In light of all these studies, it could be fair to assume that there are no dangers in eating genetically modified food. ... This is because beef, pork, and poultry are fed all the refuse from various processing means, and the proteins transfer to people when they eat said beef, pork, or poultry (King Corn). ... People that eat beef, pork, and chicken are not looking for starches and proteins that transform into fat....

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Antibiotic resistant bacteria kill more people every year than road accidents. ... Some scientists believe that eating gm foods containing these marker genes could encourage gut bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance. ... If I eat anything with even a small trace of walnuts I will become very ill. ... In the United States a quarter of all people report they have an adverse reaction to one or more foods, most commonly dairy products, eggs, wheat and nuts.... If the new protein is one that causes allergic reactions the food could be dangerous for some people to eat. ...

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Farmers no longer need to worry as much about the pests that eat their crops and that more food will then be more readily available. ... The rice can be considered a particular advantage to poor people in underdeveloped countries. This is due to the fact that they eat only an extremely limited diet lacking in the essential vitamins in their body. The consequences of this restricted diet causes many people to die or become blind. ... But provided with the genetic modified crops, people in the poorer countries no longer need to suffer the consequences of the restricted diet which cause the disea...

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There is a lot of negative publicity out about genetically modified foods, mainly people stating that although they are said to be safer for the environment, but they are indeed much worst. ... Another factor that leads people to stay away from GMOs is that there is very little regulation by the FDA. ... There is a lot of debate about whether or not food manufactures should be required to label their genetically engineered foods so that their consumers understand what exactly they are eating. After all the regulations put on everything it seems a bit crazy to me that this is something that peo...

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Many people also believe that the introduction of genetically modified foods may produce new toxins, with potentially devastating results for humans, as in 1989 when a dietary supplement killed thirty-seven people and left a further one thousand-five hundred people permanently disabled as well as five-thousand people who became ill after developing a blood disorder as a direct result from this supplement. ... Labelling of GM foods will protect people who have allergies to certain foods. Because of the lack of labelling such people are at risk of accidentally consuming foods that contain aller...

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By doing this, genetic engineers believe that they can improve the foods we eat. ... At first glance, this might look exciting to some people. ... They are engineered to kill pests who would eat them but, might also kill non-targeted insects as well. ... For example, when people who are allergic to fish eat genetically modified products such as tomatoes that were injected with genes from a fish, they get severe allergic reactions. ... Most people around the world are simply too poor to buy available food (Engineering 2). ...

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When conducting a survey on Kauai about what and how the people in Kauai's society felt about what was going on pertaining to GMO's. In interviews with numerous people on Kauai from the ages of 18-60 about the issue, the one response that stuck was "GMO's don't just affect the community next to the crops that are being sprayed with GMO's because since it is being sprayed wind picks up the pesticides and is spread throughout the island.... Overall, it is safe to eat and resists diseases. ... In the United States, there is a great amount of food that has modified in...

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"Many Americans have already begun to eat genetically engineered vegetables but research confirms that hardly any of us know it (Pollan 603)." The biotech industry has decided that people don't need to know they are eating bioengineered foods, so those foods don't care any identifying labels. ... Scientists are worried because these butterflies as well as other animals that eat these crops and die may be put on the endangered species list (Weiss 606). ... A Jesuit priest and a geneticist cautioned that people might not understand clones. ... People are complete at birth, genetic...

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For some people, the topic brings up ethical conflicts, while for others it brings up issues of consumer safety. ... A report came out later however, proving that the caterpillars did not die as a result of eating contaminated pollen, but the media decided not to run with that story.... This means that a consumer could unintentionally eat a product that they are allergic to, simply because the product's label didn't note anything different in the food's content.... If scientists could take the risks out of farming, more people would be willing to start small farms. ... These pla...

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The Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration would have us (the common citizen) believe that eating G.M. food is safe and has no history of adverse affects. ... So how would the agencies know if any had ill affects were caused if in fact a person does not know if they have been eating G.M. foods? ... As concerned and learned people we should demand that all our foods are labeled and that the decision to ingest G.M. foods be our choice. ...

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Genetic Modification of Foodstuffs Virtually every crop we eat have undergone hundreds of years of genetic modification by farmers and scientist in search of desirable traits. ... Containing genes that produce a unusually high amount of beta-carotene (vitamin A), this rice could be a solution to the thousands of poor children in Asia who eat little but rice and go blind or die from lack of vitamin A Public reaction to the use of recombinant DNA in genetic engineering however has been mixed. ... A proposal to incorporate a gene from Brazil nuts into soybeans in order to increase their nu...

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The world population is over 6 million people and predicted to double over the next 50 years. ... People do not want to eat food that has been treated with pesticides because of potential health hazards, and run off from pesticides can poison water supplies causing harm to the environment. ... Genetically modified plants would be able to withstand long periods of drought so people could grow plants in different places. Good nutrition is a major problem in third world countries where people rely on a single crop such as rice for the main staple of their diet. ... The EPA evaluates GM plants fo...

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For example,when we eat the GM food ,the gene can cross the food to the bacteria which is in our stomachs and it might include something just like antibiotic ,and destroy the gene what have in your body,and cause a disturbed disease. furthermore, scientist do not know how the gene work together toclaim why GM food is no harm to people and animals.and we can not trace what harm the GM food to us,and have a little knowledge about the potential problems which the GM food have.and the safeguards are now just on the assumption ,not in evidence. ... Once it occurred ,both trade are destroyed .On the...

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Genetically engineered foods are all around us, yet many people don't realize it. ... These products, however, are not labeled as modified, so it is easy to see why so many people are surprised by this. ... China is facing the problem of not producing enough crops to feed its people. ... In creating new foods, the possible creation could cause harmful reactions in certain people. ... Independent tests on the GE soybean revealed that people allergic to Brazil huts reacted to the engineered soybean" (Health Risks 1). ...

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The world population has topped 6 billion people and is predicted to double in the next 50 years according to the United Nations Population Funds (Emerson 7). ... Some people think that the use of these chemicals and genetically altered seeds are dangerous and harmful. ... Pests can be a hassle to farmers who cannot afford to spray on tons of pesticides, also spraying pesticides on plants can make then dangerous to eat and harmful to the body. ... (Smith 8) The pollen from the corn plants was carrying to the milkweed that the caterpillars would eat from, thus causing them to die. ... There...

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While Calgene may have started a breakthrough in agriculture, it has also started a war against GMOs with people claiming that they present health risks. ... The researchers, without a doubt, couldn't find a single plausible reason that established GM foods as unsafe to eat. ... He stated how his group's "conducted review of the evidence about GM plants and human health" showed no credible evidence "that GM foods are more harmful to people than non-GM foods" ("Genetically Modified Foods Do Not Cause Food-Borne Illnesses"). ... Evidently, people that desp...

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Some are fighting everyday to feed themselves or a family one decent meal a day, when others are granted the opportunity to eat whatever and whenever they desire. ... "No particular food is safe to eat for all human beings, since about 6% of the human population has allergies to one or more food groups. ... There are about 805 million people that do not have enough food to live a healthy active lifestyle. ... With an ever increasing population of 7.2 billion people as of right now in 2014, food production must keep up pace with the rapid growing population. ... People do not wish to eat food s...

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Indeed, making sensational charges is convenient, but won't expose the truth to people. ... It is not our intention to suggest that GM food is totally peril-free, because common sense tells us that benefits always come hand in hand with risks, but just like we cannot give up eating for fear of choking, there is no way we should stop producing GM foods, whose benefits definitely outweigh its risks. People opposing GM food mainly have two concerns, namely, risk to the environment and risk to human health. ... Despite all the controversial voices and skeptical looks, GM foods have come to ...

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The new genes or proteins that are being placed in plants have no affect on people eating them. ... In the research stage people with a known reaction to the Brazil nuts experienced a similar reaction when they were exposed to a skin prick test. ... Some scientists say the effects of pesticides being sprayed are greater to the beneficial organisms, the water supply, and to people. ... The EPA regulates pesticides, so the BT used to keep caterpillars from eating the corn would fall under its jurisdiction. ...

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Many experts argue that Genetically Modified foods are actually beneficial to, not only people, but animals, plants, and the world overall. ... GM foods wound not only create more food for people all over the world, but would also create more jobs across the world. ... The GMO manufacturers have brought nothing good to the table, and are only deceiving people with false information in order to make money. ... Not only have animal been affected, but humans as well; Smith's research shows that, in the Pacific Northwest, about "five-hundred people reported allergy or flu-like symptoms&...

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But GM technology is giving hope to developing countries, where many people think biotechnology can offer improved nutrition, health and prosperity. ... In February 2002, the Royal Society, an independent UK body composed of expert scientists, raised concerns that GM foods might cause nutritional deficiencies in vulnerable groups such as infants, pregnant women, and the elderly people with chronic disease. ... When people are infected by a population of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the infection can become impossible to treat. ... There is also a possibility t...

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