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Antibiotic resistance.
Genetic engineering often uses genes for antibiotic resistance as "selectable markers,"
and most genetically engineered foods carry fully functioning antibiotic resistance genes.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), eating these foods could reduce
the effectiveness of antibiotics to fight disease.

animals
Pusztai study.
Dr. Arpad Pusztai, formerly of the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen Scotland,
conducted a controversial, un-peer reviewed study where he fed genetically modified
potatoes to rats. Dr. Pusztai's study documented that these rats experienced stunted
organ and brain growth and breakdowns in their immune system. Dr. Pusztai was fired
after he released the report results.
rBGH.
As with other genetically modified foods, the long-term effects of ingesting rBGH milk
are unknown. Studies have shown that cows treated with rBGH produce more lowquality, decreased protein milk. Also, rBGH milk contains more bacteria and consequently
can go sour faster. The FDA maintains that there is no significant difference between the
content of regular and rBGH-induced milk.
Hormone injections can be detrimental to the cows, as well. Cows treated with rBGH
have higher rates of udder infections, which lead to cystic ovaries and uterine and
digestive disorders. These conditions reduce pregnancy rates and increase the need for
antibiotics. Scientists are expressing concerns that the increasing use of antibiotics in
food animals will reduce the effectiveness of human antibiotics.
Monarch butterflies.
Cornell University recently conducted peer-reviewed lab studies where monarch
butterflies were stunted and killed by eating pollen from genetically modified corn.
Monarchs do not fed on corn but if the pollen from Bt corn lands on milkweed -- a
primary food source for Monarchs -- the Bt pollen has a deadly effect.
These findings have implications for other beneficial insects who may be effected by Bt
toxins (i.e. green lacewings who feed on the European corn borer -- the pest targeted by
Bt corn). The study results were published in the journal Nature.

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genetic scientists have been presenting the complex process of genetic

modification to the public as a simple operation. They have been
erroneously giving the impression that "...one gene controls one
character trait, and transferring the gene results in the transfer of the
corresponding trait to the genetically modified organism, which can
then pass it on indefinitely to future generations" (6). However, the
process of genetic modification is random and can cause damage in
normal genes when imperfections in the genetic code of one organism
are unknowingly passed to the receiving organism (4)
Genetically modified foods" is most commonly used to refer to crop plants
created for human or animal consumption, which have been modified in the
laboratory to enhance desired traits or improved nutritional content (12). Genetic
engineering is the process of artificially modifying genes by cutting and splicing
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Genes, the blueprints of life, are made up of
sequences of DNA, and they determine an organism's growth and size, as well as
other characteristics (8). Genetic engineering is usually done in an effort to
replicate characteristics in the organism receiving the gene transfer (8) and
enables genetic engineers to transfer genes between species(6)
The creation of new allergens or toxins is one of many possible negative impacts
that have been addressed currently. For example, scientists have discovered that
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a bacterium that has been spliced into millions of
acres of corn, potatoes and cotton, may produce allergies in people (11).

People frequently complain about not wanting the foods on their plates. Many starve
themselves just to lose weight. Many waste their food just because they dont care. Its all
because they havent experienced the real world. Thousands of innocent and helpless people
die because of famine. They starve to death. And to solve this issue Genetically-engineeredfoods are being created. To increase food production is one of the main purpose of these
modified foods.
According to the college of Bryn Mawr, The terms genetically-modified (GM) or
genetically-engineered (GE) foods and genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) refer to crop
plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology
techniques. Genetically modified food techniques of modern genetics have made possible
the direct manipulation of the genetic makeup of organisms. It is created and being altered
to help mankind. To make something that would benefit to the world.
And with these enters our discussion. Whats the point of generating these modified
foods if the problem is even worsened? if the effects are worsened then the term helping is

not appropriate. They are merely making a more severe problem right here.