Friday, January 5, 2018

Why not GE

What would be some reasons that people would not want Genetic Engineering in medicine and agriculture?  Do some research and post an answer, cite you source.  


30 comments:

Elliot said...

It could cause harm to the environment

Taylor said...

It could cause further damage or be unhealthy.

Baylie A said...

overuse of herbicide tolerant GE crops has spurred an increase in herbicide use and an epidemic of herbicide-resistant super weeds which will lead to even more herbicide use.

Isabella S. said...

Some people believe that GE damages the environment and are bad for your health.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-people-oppose-gmos-even-though-science-says-they-are-safe/

Anonymous said...

Here in the United States, genetically engineered (GE) foods are not labeled or separated from conventional foods. Because of this, we do not have much of a choice.
nwrage.org

kaleb said...

It could cause harm to the environment

Elliot said...

Some people believe that GE damages the environment and are bad for your health.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-people-oppose-gmos-even-though-science-says-they-are-safe/

Nicole said...

GE is bad for your health and can damage the enviroment.

Anonymous said...

people want to live a long and safe life. people think that GE damages the environment and are bad for your health.

Hayden said...

Here in the United States, genetically engineered (GE) foods are not labeled or separated from conventional foods. Because of this, we do not have much of a choice.
nwrage.org

Bridget T said...

Genetically engineered crops can potentially cause environmental problems that result directly from the engineered traits. For instance, an engineered gene may cause a GE crop (or a wild relative of that crop) to become invasive or toxic to wildlife


https://www.ucsusa.org/food.../genetic-engineering/risks-of-genetic-engineering.html

madyson said...

It can cause toxication to plants in the environment.

Anonymous said...

It can cause toxication to the environment.

domp said...


people want to live a long and safe life. people think that GE damages the environment and are bad for your health.


Abbie B. said...

Genetic engineering would be unwanted because it could create new diseases, reduce diversity, since this is a generally new idea, long term effects could be unknown. This could be the effects on those who eat the organism, or even the organism that has been modified.

https://navajocodetalkers.org/9-big-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-genetic-engineering/

hunter murphy said...

The reason the people don't want GE is because it is a threat to people with allergies because the process is unpredictable plus new substances can develop in engineered foods, Engineering specific traits into select species threatens the planets, Here is the link i got it from: http://nwrage.org/content/10-reasons-oppose-genetic-engineering

Julia Ryan said...

The reason people don't want genetic engineering in medicine and agriculture is that it's unpredictable whether it would cause a lot of harm to the environment or not.

Meghan said...

some people would say that messing with the natural course of nature is wrong and that we not only have no right to do that but we also are ignnorant of the inpact it will have in the futre. this is not the only point of view some would say that there is nothing wrong with experementing with food and medicine that could possibly inprove our quality of life.

Amelia M said...

GMO's are rumored to harm both the environment and you. They can supposedly cause liver and kidney failure and also damage the soil.

Brandon.G. said...

It can harm the environment because say you genetically modify a plant it could then be invasive or toxic to wildlife.

zander glidden said...

GMOs impact the ecosystem by breaking the food chain as in some plants that a bug needs to in on that we eat as well we would you medically modified so that me and the fact that Dog will not eat the plant then the bug guys in the back. You eat the bugs cuz they're not getting enough protein then the then the mosquitoes that I will stay alive


Ashley Stanton said...

It could cause infection and sickness

Carson R. said...

A reason that people would not want GMO's products is that it could cause a different problem like a disease to occur.

Kaylah S. said...

Gmo can cause side affects and effect the environment in harmful ways.

Allie said...

Some reasons why people wouldn't want Genetic Engineering in agriculture and medicine is because it can cause risks or spread GMOs to other plants.

Source: https://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/food-agriculture/our-failing-food-system/genetic-engineering-agriculture#.Wk-mD1Q-dlA

Dominick said...

Growth of GM herbicide-tolerant crops also allows topical application of herbicides to crops and weeds, which replaces mechanical removal of weeds, which can damage crops.

Anonymous said...

GMO's are very unhealthy. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients.

http://responsibletechnology.org/tag/10-reasons-to-avoid-gmos/

Jess M. said...

because it could damage someone's body, or hurt the environment

Lindsey G said...

Some people believe that GMO's can cause harm to the environment and to people, while yet in some cases it can, but it is also helping. Instead of using pesticides people do Genetic engineering, trans genetics, breeding and many more things to modify crops, plants or medicine to help people or plants survive. Some people believe that the benefits far out way the risks, while others believe it is ridiculous and are worried it could hurt people and plants because people get can get caught up in the company and work ethic of it instead of the good helping portrait of it, most people just assume plants have been changed for the better while others protest against modification of plants. Some good reasons behind Gmo's are that people also add to crops to make them better in ways, like tomatoes, corn, wheat, or golden rice. A bad reason people spectualate could be like that a bacteria spread inside one of the plant crops that have been modified and it could start a wide spread illness among people. That is my reasoning why people would not want genetic engineering in medicine and agriculture . https://gmoanswers.com/gmos-food-and-medicine-overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKm2Ch3-Myg

William Travis said...

A reason that people would not want to use GMO's is because it may cause diseases or allergic reactions.