Can someone makes this sound better or make me look smarter? GMO’s or Genetically Modified Organisms are living things that have purposely altered DNA to be more desirable to humans. The first instance of generic engineering was the domestication of corn in Mesoamerica, achieved by selective breeding to make ears of corn larger, and sweeter 9,000 years ago. Cotton, Hemp, Dogs, Cats, and other common organisms have all been genetically altered during their lives with humans prior to the first industrial revolution.
People who believe genetic engineering is good readily reference pre-industrial revolution GMOs that had unchallenged benefits; today genetic engineering works differently. The recent movement to reject GMOs often focuses on self-ish reasons ‘Bad for your body’ ‘Leads to more Allergies’. Modern genetic engineering decreases the costs of production at the expense of the product and the environment.

Current GMOs tests are thorough, spending 1-10 years waiting for approval in the United States. According to Inside Battelle “Testing includes nutritional analysis and protein analysis and characterization... to identify any new proteins created by the GM crop that could produce an allergic reaction or other adverse effect.” Thus proving that some GMOs are theoretically safe. For example Drought Tolerant Corn, DT Corn is a species of corn grown across the United States, for several reasons DT Corn in not safe for human consumption and is fed to animals, scientists say DT Corn isn’t safe for cattle either but since DT Corn is so cheap it is commonly fed to cattle anyways (Eldon et. al). Even though corn naturally pollinates through wind DT Corn is still grown next to fields corn that is meant to be sold to humans, once the DT Corn pollinated a field of Yellow Dent Corn that was processed and sold to customers who later got sick (Ted).

In conclusion, although genetically modified foods have greatly improved production I argue that genetically modified foods should not be encouraged because of their threat to the natural environment, questionable morals.