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According to Coleman from the article, "Is Genetic Engineering the Answer to Hunger?," many oppose biotech foods and genetic pollution but there are still some people who see biotechnology as a miracle. In regards to world hunger, the Catholic Church is paying close attention to science developments that influences humanity. Many people have been eating genetically modified foods for decades without any health effects. Crops such as soybeans, corn, cotton and some ingredients from processed foods have been genetically modified. Biotechnology agriculture helps the environment by reducing the use of pesticides and making land reusable for farmers. Critics argue that hunger is due to lack of education, poverty and distribution of land. To them, genetic engineering is not the answer to this problem. On the other hand, the Roman conference believe that this development in science can be useful and nonharmful to the society.
Source: Coleman, Gerald D. "Is Genetic Engineering the Answer to Hunger?" In J.D. Ramage, J.C. Bean, & J. Johnson, Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings (pp. 619-621). New York: Pearson Higher Ed.
It is great that previously non-arable land can be recovered to plant GM crops and that type of application makes sense in a regional basis.
ReplyDeleteBut the costs of biotechnology and the application is not for every farmer and not all farmers can implement GM crops.
GOOD THING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH aren't scientists or GMOs may be more influential across the world.The Catholic church has little to no credibility in the world due to their hypocritical actions. For people who are suppose to be bible readers and followers, they don't have much faith that God can feed the people.
ReplyDeleteWith many years of research, scientists have now discovered to some extent which genes do what functions in building organisms. With the help of this knowledge and new developments in scientific technologies, they are able to modify the genetic constitution of organisms for various purposes through genetic engineering.Many kinds of GMOs are developed for environmental purposes and for health and medicine. Genetic engineering has been particularly successfully used and applied in food and agriculture to produce genetically modified foods. Genetic engineering in health and medicine
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