Argumentative Essay On Gmos

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Genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Now for the big question:should we genetically modify foods? But my question is why that's even a question. We have been genetically modifying things for hundreds of years and changing the DNA in organisms by selective breeding. The way we are doing it today is just a more efficient way. Value of indigenous crops in the developing world may be lost for a generation. Is this what the [anti-GM] radicals want? Surely not."Those of us in affluent societies have the luxury of pondering such questions. We have an obligation to give the benefit of the doubt to innovations in science and technology that will aid those who are less fortunate than ourselves." --Jack Kemp, former U.S. representative and distinguished fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. The result of this innovation will be GM crops that will offer our best chance to adequately address the challenge of feeding the estimated six billion people who will be here in about 50 years. GM crop farming holds out greater promise than conventional farming of boosting production on the same amount of ground, adherents say, and of raising crops where none could grow before, such as …show more content…

With crops genetically engineered to resist pests, GM proponents say, growers can avoid such losses and bring their produce to market at less cost and we won't be eating pesticides. By the same token, weeds rob crops of vital nutrients. To do away with them, farmers often have to spray large amounts of weed killers, a time-consuming and expensive process so it will cost less for farmer to get GM crops that won't harm us than to pay more to harm us. With, say, GM soybeans that are resistant to a single broad-spectrum herbicide, farmers only need to use a single weed killer rather than multiple kinds, and they may have to make only a single application rather than

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