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Genetically Modified Organism
Rhonda Thomas
Our twin island state has seen
an increase in a number of
illnesses and medical problems in the population. One
wonders whether or not this
could be a direct result of Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs)? GMOs are the latest
breakthrough in science that
has made life in terms of
farming a lot easier. Scientist
are now able to design new
strains of crop seeds, implanted with bacteria which makes
them better able to tolerate
pesticides and weed killers
such as “Round up”. Active
ingredients within these weed
killers are linked directly to
diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, to
name a few. Major crops that
have been genetically engineered are soybeans, corn,
canola and squash. These
crops are used in everyday
products such as oil, high
fructose corn syrup, and sugar. Genetically engineered
crops are widely added to processed foods. However, we
all have choices when it
comes to the food we eat. We
can choose to eat these foods
or not. But wait, there is a
problem here. Most product labels
attached to genetically engineered
foods simply do not inform the
public that they are GMO foods;
nor do they list all the ingredients. We can only be as informed
as possible and make wise decisions in order to live well.
The
real
curse
of
Frankenfood
Nature Biotechnology [Nat. Biotechnol.], vol. 17, no. 2, 113,
Feb 1999
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