Advantages of GMF

There are many advantages in application of GMF towards human and environment. Some GMO
foods have been modified to make them more resistant to insect pests. The University of California in
San Diego reports that a toxic bacterium can be added to crops to make them insect repellent, yet safe
for human use. This can reduce the amount of pesticide chemicals used on the plants, thus potentially
reducing exposure to pesticides. Oklahoma State University reports that the increase of GMO crops
and animals often requires less chemicals, time and tools, and may help to reduce environmental
pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and soil erosion. This can improve the general beauty and health
of the environment surrounding farms and contribute to the sustaining of better air and water quality,
which can indirectly benefit your personal well-being. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the
United Nations reports that some GMO foods have been engineered to be more nutritious in terms of
mineral or vitamin content. Not only does this help you get the nutrients you need, it can also play a
significant role in battling malnutrition in the developing world. The United Nations advises that
vitamin A-enhanced rice is helping to reduce global vitamin A deficiencies.
Disadvantages of GMF
Although GMF give many benefits to us, it also have its negative impact to us and environment.
GMO foods can present significant allergy risks to people, according to Brown University. Genetic
modification often mixes or adds proteins that weren't indigenous to the original plant or animal,
causing new allergic reactions in the human body. In some cases, proteins from an organism that
you're allergic to may be added to an organism that you weren't originally allergic to, prompting the
same allergic reaction experienced from the first organism. Some GMO foods have had antibiotic
features built into them to make them immune or resistant to diseases or viruses, according to Iowa
State University. When you eat them, these antibiotic markers persist in your body and can make
actual antibiotic medications less effective. The university warns that such ingestion of GMO foods
and regular exposure to antibiotics may be contributing to the decreased effectiveness of antibiotic
drugs that is being noticed in hospitals around the world. A constant risk of GMO foods is that the
modified genes of the organisms may escape into the wild. Brown University warns that herbicideresistant genes from commercial crops may cross into the wild weed population, thus creating
"superweeds" that are impossible to kill with herbicides. A related risk is that the escape of genetically
enhanced animals and vegetation can create new super-organisms that can outcompete natural animal
and plant populations to drive certain species into extinction.