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1、WhataresomeoftheadvantagesofGMfoods?Theworldpopulationhastopped6billionpeopleandispredictedtodoubleinthenext50years.Ensuringanadequatefoodsupplyforthisboomingpopulationisgoingtobeamajorchallengeintheyearstocome.GMfoodspromisetomeetthisneedinanumberofways:PestresistanceCroplossesfrominsectpe

2、stscanbestaggering,resultingindevastatingfinanciallossforfarmersandstarvationindevelopingcountries.Farmerstypicallyusemanytonsofchemicalpesticidesannually.Consumersdonotwishtoeatfoodthathasbeentreatedwithpesticidesbecauseofpotentialhealthhazards,andrun-offofagriculturalwastesfromexcessiveus

3、eofpesticidesandfertilizerscanpoisonthewatersupplyandcauseharmtotheenvironment.GrowingGMfoodssuchasB.t.corncanhelpeliminatetheapplicationofchemicalpesticidesandreducethecostofbringingacroptomarket4,5.HerbicidetoleranceForsomecrops,itisnotcost-effectivetoremoveweedsbyphysicalmeanssuchastilli

4、ng,sofarmerswilloftenspraylargequantitiesofdifferentherbicides(weed-killer)todestroyweeds,atime-consumingandexpensiveprocess,thatrequirescaresothattheherbicidedoesn'tharmthecropplantortheenvironment.Cropplantsgenetically-engineeredtoberesistanttooneverypowerfulherbicidecouldhelppreventenvir

5、onmentaldamagebyreducingtheamountofherbicidesneeded.Forexample,MonsantohascreatedastrainofsoybeansgeneticallymodifiedtobenotaffectedbytheirherbicideproductRoundup®6.Afarmergrowsthesesoybeanswhichthenonlyrequireoneapplicationofweed-killerinsteadofmultipleapplications,reducingproductioncostan

6、dlimitingthedangersofagriculturalwasterun-off7.DiseaseresistanceTherearemanyviruses,fungiandbacteriathatcauseplantdiseases.Plantbiologistsareworkingtocreateplantswithgenetically-engineeredresistancetothesediseases8,9.ColdtoleranceUnexpectedfrostcandestroysensitiveseedlings.Anantifreezegenef

7、romcoldwaterfishhasbeenintroducedintoplantssuchastobaccoandpotato.Withthisantifreezegene,theseplantsareabletotoleratecoldtemperaturesthatnormallywouldkillunmodifiedseedlings10.(Note:Ihavenotbeenabletofindanyjournalarticlesorpatentsthatinvolvefishantifree