There hasn't been any testing to ensure the fact that the gene inserted into the food would have the same effect on the consumer. However, even with this new technology, this may not be the solution to world hunger because it is said that hunger in other nations is a political problem. Even though this may now solve world hunger, it is a step in the right direction to help prevent it.
Genetic Engineering has vastly affected the medical field. Many people are already being treated with genetic engineering for things like cancer, or genetic birth defects. Genetic engineering has helped to eliminate problems such as genetic defects. Genetic engineering can now eliminate organ donor lines. Scientists now have to ability to create or grow an exact duplicate of the infected organ but instead of it being infected it would be perfect and disease free. This would also end the use of transplant rejection medicines. This technique would help with many other situations too, such as blood transfusions. This is only the beginning of what genetic engineering can do for the medical field. There is no telling how far it will advance. There may once be a day where people can make their own clones.
The Human Genome Project is a project with many objectives. They hope to identify the 30,000 genes in human DNA, determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA, store this information in databases, improve tools for data analysis, transfer related technologies to the private sector, and address the ethical, legal, and social issues that may arise from the project. It began in the year 1990 and is expected to be completed in 2003. It was originally expected to take fifteen years, however with the advancement in technology, it speeded things up. When this project is completed the world will gain many things. With the information gained by the completion of the project, scientists will be able to diagnose, treat, and prevent many ailments the plague our world today.