GM FOOD?

• HOSHERLYN

  1 Dec 10, 14:48

  I heard quite alot about GM food. The advantages and disadvanges.

  But what's the conclusion? Is GM food really that bad? If so, why dont we ban it ?
  
  im really curious about it.

• elindra

  1 Dec 10, 15:00

  Sure it's not yr homework?

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  1 Dec 10, 15:02

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Sure it's not yr homework?

  
  welly suspicious...

  no try google???

• HOSHERLYN

  6 Dec 10, 22:27

  yah. its my homework. im suppose to get an answer. HAHA :D

• snores

  7 Dec 10, 00:17

  hey!  

  giving my two cents worth here:

  GM food are widely known to have increased nutritional value, shorter growth period hence lower cost of harvesting. Examples are Golden Rice which provides an additional source of vitamin A and IR58  with  a shorter growth period.

  However, a drawback will be that allergens maybe present in the GM food that poses as a threat to affected consumers. A popular example will be lectin from beans are discovered to be found in GM potatoes. Hence, people allergic to lectin may suffer from adverse effects.

  Please kindly correct me if I'm wrong. Hope it'll help you in your homework^^ 

• elindra

  7 Dec 10, 10:32

  Originally posted by HOSHERLYN:

  yah. its my homework. im suppose to get an answer. HAHA :D

  
  Maybe you list your points here and I'll see if anything I can add on

  What's the point of homework if you expect ppl to give you answers.

   

• Fr33z3boy

  16 Feb 11, 22:14

  Well GM Foods has some advantages:

  • Pest resistance – Farmers do not have to use pesticideson their crops anymore.
  • Herbicide tolerance – farmers could spray these crops with herbicide and kill the weeds, without affecting the crop.
  • Disease resistance – Crops Resistance to virus or bacteria that can cause plant disease.
  • Drought tolerance – Crops are able to withstand long periods of drought and still survive, this helps people who are living at dry land area to grow crops for the well living.

  • improved storage and nutritional quality
  • pest and disease resistance
  • selective herbicide tolerance
  • tolerance of water, temperature and saline extremes
  • improved animal welfare
  • higher yields and quality

  But it is also argued that some of them causes health risk to human consumption and its effects on humans in the long run is still unknown, an effect may be allergy reaction within a consumer.

  In Singapore, the AVA (Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority) ensures GM foods sold in Singapore are safe for consumption before they are sold in our markets.
  
  So i guess we dont have to worry much about it =] 

• Asromanista2001

  16 Feb 11, 22:40

  there's been massive GM crop failures worldwide.....................in India, many farmers killed themselves after crop failures after getting into debt to buy GM seeds............

   

  also, there are known substances that cause cancers in the seeds..............

   

  companies like Monsanto are trying to dominate the market so they can reap massive profits.......................and control who can afford to eat.............