In this final post I will be concluding and giving my final thoughts about genetically modified foods. In my opinion I believe that consuming GMOs is as safe as the food we eat that has not been genetically engineered. This statement comes from a lack of valid scientific evidence showing harmful side effects from GMOs. Also this belief is supported by animal feeding studies that don't show any significant changes in their health from pre to post GMO introduction. However, this is my opinion and in no way do I wish to force it on anyone. With that said I encourage everyone to make their own conclusions based on information provided from a reliable, scientific source.
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The day your apple grows teeth and the capability to bite you is the day science has gone too far. It is important to know that this is NOT what scientists are doing to your food.
These scientific advances in genetically modifying foods has provided us with crops that can survive even in the presence of herbicides or deadly pests, which would normally be of great harm. The ability to do this has led to an increase in crop production which allows us to sustain or country's nutritional needs as well as potentially assisting starving countries. Without GMOs we might have seen a dramatic decrease of papaya, making it a rare fruit. In Hawaii more than half of the crops were dying due to a pest infecting and killing the fruit. Now who wants a world without papaya?
In conclusion, when looking for information regarding genetically modified foods please go to sources that have accurate scientific evidence backing all of their claims. If you're reading something that has no support or seems sensationalist then you probably should not take that information as true. In previous posts I have listed some quality resources and I urge you to look at those when considering your stance on GMOs.
Thank you.
Unlike this one:
These scientific advances in genetically modifying foods has provided us with crops that can survive even in the presence of herbicides or deadly pests, which would normally be of great harm. The ability to do this has led to an increase in crop production which allows us to sustain or country's nutritional needs as well as potentially assisting starving countries. Without GMOs we might have seen a dramatic decrease of papaya, making it a rare fruit. In Hawaii more than half of the crops were dying due to a pest infecting and killing the fruit. Now who wants a world without papaya?
In conclusion, when looking for information regarding genetically modified foods please go to sources that have accurate scientific evidence backing all of their claims. If you're reading something that has no support or seems sensationalist then you probably should not take that information as true. In previous posts I have listed some quality resources and I urge you to look at those when considering your stance on GMOs.
Thank you.
I appreciated for your blog posts. I have a new sign of GMOs after read your posts. I can tell you really did hard through your posts. I am not only have a base touch GMOs, but also gain a skill about how to consider a media that is a scientific and credible. I agree with you that there are many medias on the internet, which may not accurate and misunderstand the concept of GMOs. Thanks your patience to introduce many good articles to me.
ReplyDeleteOver the course of this semester, your blog has helped me fully understand what GMOs are. After learning about this topic, I can safely say that GMOs help populations survive according to supply and demand. Thank you for providing so many extra resources throughout the semester! Also, the image you included is pretty comical! Great job Melina!
ReplyDeleteAwesome conclusion! For eight weeks, you've done a great job providing us with useful information and showing us what to look out for. I appreciate the effort you've done in your researching the topic and laying out the important details about GMOs in this blog.
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