GMO’s, or Genetically Modified Organisms, are a growing and very common occurrence in today’s world. These are plants and animals that have new genes put in or are breed with other plants to create a whole new plant. They are something of a marvel in modern science and they can help create a whole new world. However, a number of people are scared of GMO’s but should they?

According to this article on the history and issues with GMO’s,  the first GMO was a special Tomato made to stay firm no matter what happens because people wanted tomatoes to be like that in 1994. This was discontinued in 1997 when the company fell through. After that thousands of companies created there own trade marked genetic foods. They fused some food with soy beans and cotton to be completely pesticide resistant. These tomatoes, strawberries and such now do not get killed when certain pesticides are used. A really well put example for the article is that by adding a certain gene to rice make then create more vitamin A which can help children in developing countries. For the most part these are the good thins but a number of people are worried about how far genetics will go.  That is the thing with GMO’s we know of all the benefits but the downsides are much more theoretical and less known.

Some negatives from the previous example is that if they start putting peanut genes in carrots those carrots could create a protein that would make someone who is allergic to peanuts react. Another source talked about the ecological destruction of GMO’s. This source said that if any GMO’s got out it would catastrophic to the ecosystem. It does not have anything to do with the species and with what happens when viruses get to them. These viruses mix with the GMO’s to create whole new resistant viruses that can destroy all plant and animal life in an area. However, there is no evidence of this in scientific studies. It is all guess work and assumptions. Even the positives have never been tested or examined properly.

However, there are studies on the protein and vitamins concentrations in certain GMO’s compared to other normal foods. This study found that rice from Kyusha area had less protein and vitamins in them then the GMO’s  which makes sense but they also tested to see how safe the GMO’s are for people. However, the new GMO also have more Oleic Acid and Tryptophan then the normal food and this could be dangerous for people. However, the more they tested and the more they worked the less they found. TIN the end they stated there was no real danger in GMO’s. However, this study was a simulation and in the end was not really an experiment as much as it was an analysis. If they had had people eat the GMO’s in one group and normal food in the other. Then looked for any illnesses or issues. Then the results would be more interesting and leading. However, they did a statistic to see if what they found made sense and it backed them up. While an interesting study and worth some meriti, the study did not study GMO’s with allergy elements which would make more sense and be more dangerous.

In the end, GMO’s have to be studied and ever single one considered more carefully then they are now a days. IN fact almost 92% of all GMO’s are considered safe and open for everyone with no necessary labels or studies. dangerous or not they have to be studied more. They also need laws stating that they have to make what is a GMO and what is not as well as require studies. It only makes sense no matter what. GMO’s are still new and need to be studied.

Sources

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs084

http://iscs.fem.sumdu.edu.ua/data/ISCS_Materials_2009.pdf#page=86

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141117