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1、GMOsControversy 【Abstract】Foodinsecurityisamajorproblem,whichisaffectingpeoplelocallyandglobally.Amongthestrategiesrecommendedinaddressingtheproblemistheuseofgeneticallymodifiedfoods.TheseGMOsaresuggestedasameansofincreasingfoodproductionaswellasaddressingtheissueoffoodinsecurity.However
2、,theproposalofusingGMOsisarecommendedstrategythathasresultedinamajorcontroversyamongstpolicymakers,experts,andevenscholars. 【Keywords】Foodinsecurity;people;GMOs Thefastdevelopmentofbiotechnologyhasmadeitpossibleforprecisemodificationsoffoodmaterials,thusenhancingtheirproductivityandyiel
3、daswellasachievingthedesiredcharacteristics.Theinitiativehasledtotheproductionofgeneticallymodifiedorganism’sandtheiravailabilityinthefoodmarket. DespitethefactthatthelocalcommunitiesmightbenefitfromGMOs,thenegativeeffectsonhumanhealthandtheenvironmentareamajorproblemthatshouldbeconsider
4、ed(ClancyandClancy280).Thekindsofpossiblehazardsthatareposedbytheseproductstendtovarybasedonthekindoforganismthatisutilizedforthemodificationandtheintendeduse.Lantzsuggeststhatgeneticengineeringentailsuseofpesticides,chemicals,andakindofmonoculturefarmingthatistoxictohumanandtotheenvironm
5、ent(114).Plantsthatarenaturallyproducedmayaswellyieldtoxins,butatlevelsthatarenotharmfultocausenegativehealtheffects.However,theproductionofGMOshasbeensurroundedbyconcernsthatthelevelsoftoxinsthatareproducedcouldbedangerous. Theuseofthesekindsofindustrialmethodsintheproductionoffoodhaspr
6、oventobeamajorcatalyticintheemissionofgreenhousegaseswhichhaveresultedintherelatedissueofclimatechange.Inadditiontothiseffect,GMOsandtherelateduseofherbicidesintheproductionofthesecropscancauseharmtobirds,amphibians,insects,marineecosystems,aswellassoilorganisms. Regardlessofthenegativee
7、ffects,GMOshavegreatpotentialinaddressingtheissuesoffoodsecurityintheworld.Evidently,thereisanincreaseintheproductionofgeneticallymodifiedfoodsglobally,anindicationofthispotential(seeAppendix1).Thegeneticallymodifiedorganismcanhostspecieswithnewcharacteristics,which
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