““Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Just sitting there on the page, the term sounds exotic, doesn’t it? Like something out of a science fiction story. You may have heard about them, or you may not. But one thing’s for certain: unless you eat only organic food, you’ve probably put a genetically modified organism in your mouth and eaten it. Many times. Corn. Soy. Rice. Wheat. And others. There are companies here in the United States and in other nations that have modified the genetic material of many of our most basic food crops to be fundamentally different from their “natural” siblings. Strains of these crops have been engineered to be resistant to certain herbicides, or to repel insect pests. To need less water. To grow faster, or larger. Human engineering has improved on the work of Nature, tailoring these vital plants to our needs. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry that controls an ever-larger share of the world’s food supply, for the benefit of people everywhere.”. “And we know that GMOs are safe for us, for our children. For the animals we depend on for our protein. We know this because the companies that produce these wonder crops say so. The government agencies responsible for the safety of our food supplies say so. Therefore, it surely must be true.” “Genetically modified organisms. You are what you eat…” Excerpt From: Hicks, Michael R. “Season Of The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, Book 1).” iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 01:30:37 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015