Gmo

• Genetically modified organisms

   are among the promising solutions to ease some of the world's problems including food security, food safety, and environmental pollution and degradation.
• genetically modified organism (GMO) is a living organism, particularly animal, plant, or microbe whose DNA has been transformed or changed through genetic engineering techniques (nationalgeographic.org 2019).
• GMO crops possess three common characteristics which are resistance to damage from insects, resistance to plant viruses, and-tolerance to herbicides
• Selective breeding and crossbreeding methods have been used over generations to create organisms with desired traits.
• mid-1990s, the first genetically engineered plants for human consumption were introduced
• possible risk of inducing unwanted allergic reactions.
• Another concern is the possibility of the manipulated genetic material to spread to non-GMO plants and animals
• According to the FDA, consumption of GMO food is safe and does not cause harm to our health similar to non-GMO food
• the genetic material (DNA) in the GMO crop or product that an animal consumes is not transferred to the animal.
• GMOs will possibly play a significant role in biomedical research in the future.
• Some of the GMO plants available consist of plant-incorporated protectants or PIPs enabling them to resist insects, thereby reducing the need for and use of many spray pesticides.
• other genetically-modified plants are developed to tolerate certain weed killers. This may cause farmers to use various options for weed control.
• genetically modified animals are made for human consumption.
• Genetically modified organisms are not always food or they are not always edible.
• The technique used in creating GMOs is also used in developing medicines. For instance, human insulin (Eli Lilly & Co.'s Humulin) which is a medicine made to treat diabetes was manufactured using genetic engineering.
• GMOs are also used in the textile industry. Some genetically modified cotton plants are utilized for the production of cotton fiber which is then used for manufacturing fabric for clothing and other materials
• the use of toxic herbicides increased fifteenfold from the time they were first introduce. (KUSTIN)
• In 2015, the World Health Organization determined that the herbicide glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup is carcinogenic in humans.
• The long-term effects of GMOs in the environment are still unknown and we have to evaluate them well before using them.