Genetically modified food is bad for humans, and it will increase health problems for them. ... Genetically modified food is bad for the body. If the rat's were forced to eat genetically modified corn, then they knew it was bad for them. ... Seeds are getting mixed with organic crops. ... Then how come genetically engineered seeds and organic seeds are getting mixed, for example, organic plants and crops are being contaminated because they do not have their real seeds. ...

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No matter what good some people believe they are doing, everything seems to come with a consequence, and the question is whether or not the good overpowers the bad. ... Secondarily, GMO's are said to be more productive, and create greater yields; however Stated by Kimbrell, "there are currently two principal types of biotech seeds in production: Herbicide Resistant, and 'Pest' resistant seeds. ... "TT" is when the companies genetically engineer plants to "Produce a sterile seed after a single growing season" (Kimbrell 2003) ensuring that farmers cannot save their seed, having to...

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The present food situation in the world is demonstrating the growing demand for food globally. This food crisis is a consequence of causing an increasing gap between the rich and poor, developing and the developed countries. When the Cold War was over, Europe had less need for a large storage of food as war seemed less likely to happen. At the same time growing population of those living in less economically developed countries (LEDCs). These people are poorer and hungrier and consequently suffer serious health problems such as malnutrition and starvation. ...

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To work alongside pesticides modern advances in industrial agriculture have created a new seed for crops called Genetically Modified Organisms, an unnatural and controversial topic. Basically the process is rearranging the plants DNA and certain genes through molecular biology taking specific beneficial traits from different species of the plant in the same family, and combining their strengths into one modified seed. ... In 2009 26 scientists kept their names anonymous for fear of jeopardizing their careers or litigation, submitted the following public statement to the EPA protesting against ...

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Other amendments include the King Amendment (Eggs sold in California must come from special cages), the Frankenfish Amendment (banning MGO Salmon), the Wyden Amendment (legalizing industrial hemp), the Boxer Amendment (protecting honey bees), and the Tester Amendment (which would protect localized/traditional seeds). ... Why is government control backed by large, transnational, hegemonic corporations a bad thing? ...

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In recent discussions of genetically modified food, a controversial issue has been whether genetically modified food should be labeled or not. On one hand, some argued that genetically modified should not be labeled because it will only bring fear into the consumer's mind, and there are no results s...

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Aside from increasing food production, this also decreases the price because it makes crop resistant to disease which in turn leaves less bad crops. ... Monsanto uses technologies that genetically modified seeds such as cotton and corn in order to promote yield. ...

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