Genetically Modified Food
GMF
Is eating GMFs bad for you?
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What are the benefits of GMFs
· Sturdy plants able to withstand weather extremes
· Drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant crops
· Better-quality food crops
· Higher nutritional yields
· Inexpensive and nutritious food, such as carrots with more antioxidants
· Foods with a longer shelf life, like tomatoes that taste better and last longer
· Food with medicinal (nutraceutical) benefits, such as edible vaccines – for example, bananas with bacterial or rotavirus antigens
· Disease- and insect-resistant crops that require less pesticide and herbicide – for example, GM canola.
better health. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2013.
<http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/
Genetically_modified_foods>.
The risks of eating GMFs
The risks of eating GMFs is there could be allergenic which could range from being minor to life threatening. Also, there may be a chance of "Antibiotic resistance" which is saying that "One such marker gene is for resistance to particular antibiotics. If genes coded for antibiotic resistance enter the food chain and are taken up by human gut micro flora, the effectiveness of antibiotics could be reduced and human infectious disease risk increased." So the gene that they put in can make your body become immune to certain antibiotics and can increase disease and Cross contamination is big as well. "Plants bioengineered to produce pharmaceuticals (such as medicines) may contaminate food crops." so certain genes can contaminate food crops which can be used for medicine.
better health. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2013.
<http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/
Genetically_modified_foods>.