Is GMO Really That Bad?

     GMO food, the mere mention of this word can drive people crazy. Some believe that GMO affects our health in so many ways that it should be banned altogether, as prolonging the use of GMOs will only lead to irreparable damage. There are multiple evidence, research, or simply rumours that says GMO contain carcinogens, allergens, and toxins (many more). Moreover, it has become even scarier when we start to realise that what we think is the normal form of a fruit is actually a genetically modified-abnormal form of that fruit. For instance, we all think that tomatoes only come in one shape and colour, when it actually exists in various forms, and colours. In addition, there are people who claim that GMO food's DNA can infiltrate our DNA and affects our genes (as absurd as it may sound). However, before we can decide if GMO is all that bad and must be a big NO, we should consider just how much these claims are true, and what good has GMO food done to our society besides sucking in money for gigantic food corporates.

     First of all, people need to understand how GMO plants are made. Scientists use the recombinant technique to make GMO. First, they extract plasmids from bacterias, then they inserted the wanted genes into the plasmids and let them multiply. After that they insert the plasmids into cell, and abracadabra, genetically modified plants. Thus it is absurd to assume there might be bacterias that would spring up from the GMOs food that we eat and affect our health. Moreover, the notion that GMO's DNA can infect our DNA is false. While we do find DNA of GMOs between our cells, it is also a common knowledge that we can find DNA of the food we consume in our cells. In addition, we also have to consider that through the use of GMO, we have decreased CO2 emission, and the use of chemicals and pesticides. Not to mention, the chemicals in pesticides are sometimes more harmful than what people believe GMO can do to our body. Simultaneously, GMO crops yield higher results than normal crops do because the way we farm normal crops tend to limit the plants' potential to change/evolve, thus making them more prone to bacterias. Not to mention, the GMO products are much more satisfying. If we are to actually rid the agricultural system of GMOs, we need to ask ourselves if we can feed humanity on these normal crops that barely yield any results, and rely heavily on pesticides. However, it should be noted that I am not justifying that GMOs does not have any negative impact on our health, or the environmental, but I am trying to prove that whilst GMO has its own downside, unless we find a better method, it is the best solution we have right now to deal with the growing need of our society.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwzq-swl4cI