Gmos

Gmos

The human race is currently doomed to a downward spiral. The population is currently increasing at an exponential rate, projected to surpass 12 billion people within the century, carrying capacity of Earth (www.globalchange.umich.edu). Barring housing shortage, sanitation and other problems linked with overpopulation, the ability to adapt edifices of society will be necessary to prevent a massive die-off. Popular movies such “Soylent Green” have attempted to depict this inevitable situation by focusing on the inevitable food shortage in case of overpopulation. In this movie, all possible arable land is in use and the food manufacturers turn to a product, soylent green made from algae in the sea. The easiest solution to best deal with overpopulation is to decrease the population. However, it is almost impossible to put population restrictions on a group of people without infringing on their liberties. Scientists have found a possible answer to food shortages. Since land that can be converted into use for agriculture is limited, the figure, in hectares can only increase linearly by the year, scientists created nutrient-dense, more tolerant and herbicide-resistant crops to increase the crop yield per hectare of arable land. The new technology of genetic engineering has the potential to cure the impending issue of overpopulation. Despite this, genetically-modified organisms, or GMOs, are extremely dangerous to the environment and uneconomical to the modern small to medium farmer. There have been numerous studies regarding how GMOs affect their environment, but so long as they are more profitable, they will continue to be produced in the United States. Genetically modified crops should not be put to use in the United States until they are proven and engineered to be safe and regulations are put on their manufacture, distribution and consumption. GMOs are currently uneconomical to the American farmer and should not be utilized until stringent...

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