Genetically Modified Foods

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This article explores the stigma surrounding the topic of genetic engineering of crops to create new strains with certain traits. The first thing you really imagine when you think of something genetically modified is something completely unnatural and bad and if you actually search up genetically modified foods you’ll probably find a picture of a tomato with like three different syringes piercing it. That doesn’t exactly give you good feelings, does it? and that’s one example of how we’ve learned to perceive genetic engineering. We see genetically modified foods as “frankensteins” of their original food but that’s not really how they are. These foods are genetically modified to overcome certain obstacles, help the environment, or those eating them. For example there, are several strains of rice that have been created for different reasons. Recently there has been a huge project at the oxford university to create a strain of rice that will survive climate change as well as result in a lot more rice for the growing population of human beings in this planet. By 2043 there is supposed to be about 9 billion human beings on this planet and the current rice strains will not be able to support that many people, especially in countries that are dependent on rice. Apart from this countries that are dependent on certain crop have created strains that have certain proteins or nutrient that help their people stay healthy. So genetically modified aren’t that bad really especially since they have to meet so many regulations before they can be introduced for people to consume.