A GMO is a genetically modified organism (in other words you change the genes and traits of objects or living things to your wanting). Although it does take time to change things by extracting desired traits and putting them into another thing, usually in the end it is worth it. Do they help or hinder our lives? We should start with plants being genetically modified.
Plants are a large one in being modified. Scientists are finding new ways to improve our foods and plants. One example is the venemous cabbage. What they did is take scorpion venom and then mixed it into the cabbage genes, so that if any insects ate it, they would die. Best part is they modified the toxin so it wouldnt kill any humans. (Wonder who had to test that out and how many times it unfortunately failed...) That is one of the many great examples of plant GMO's.
Animals are also modified. There are many types of modifications done to animals (and plants). They serve different purposes, and some of the purposes include: bettering the attitudes and interactions of animals with humans, growth rate is faster, they could fight diseases better (less death means less money lost), make their produced food healthier, and others as well.
So we can see that there are many purposes that help our lives. Are there any hindering GMO's? There aren't too many, but they include: Increase allergies in some cases, increased toxitidy, decreased nutritional value, and antibiotic resistance. The pros out weigh the cons. There are more benefits than there are down falls. Though most GMO's have purposes, some people create these for the heck of it; to see if they can even do it, like a challenge or for fun. Examples are: glow fish, glow cats,
Plants are a large one in being modified. Scientists are finding new ways to improve our foods and plants. One example is the venemous cabbage. What they did is take scorpion venom and then mixed it into the cabbage genes, so that if any insects ate it, they would die. Best part is they modified the toxin so it wouldnt kill any humans. (Wonder who had to test that out and how many times it unfortunately failed...) That is one of the many great examples of plant GMO's.
Animals are also modified. There are many types of modifications done to animals (and plants). They serve different purposes, and some of the purposes include: bettering the attitudes and interactions of animals with humans, growth rate is faster, they could fight diseases better (less death means less money lost), make their produced food healthier, and others as well.
So we can see that there are many purposes that help our lives. Are there any hindering GMO's? There aren't too many, but they include: Increase allergies in some cases, increased toxitidy, decreased nutritional value, and antibiotic resistance. The pros out weigh the cons. There are more benefits than there are down falls. Though most GMO's have purposes, some people create these for the heck of it; to see if they can even do it, like a challenge or for fun. Examples are: glow fish, glow cats,
Here is the venemous cabbage talked about in paragraph 2.
Here is a see through frog. Pointless kind of. They did it to proove they could do it. Just for the heck of it.
Sources Cited:
www.smashinglists.com/10/mutant-and-genetically-modified-organisms
www.bt.ucs.edu/gmo.html
www.mnn.com/gree-tech/researchinnovation/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering
www.fda.gov/animalvetinary/developmentapprovalprocess/geneticengineering/geneticallyengineeredanimals/
ucm113672.htm
www.enhs.umn.edu/current/5103
www.smashinglists.com/10/mutant-and-genetically-modified-organisms
www.bt.ucs.edu/gmo.html
www.mnn.com/gree-tech/researchinnovation/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering
www.fda.gov/animalvetinary/developmentapprovalprocess/geneticengineering/geneticallyengineeredanimals/
ucm113672.htm
www.enhs.umn.edu/current/5103