Monday, March 8, 2010
Borlaug Blog
In Norman Borlaug’s article, he sets right a few misnomers about genetically modified crops, clearing the haze about the so-called hazards of them. He supports his views on this by saying that even Mother Nature modifies genetics. The way mankind does it now is only to “benefit feeding the human race” (489). It is a shame that people in the media criticize it so much, because there is no evidence that GMOs are bad for human health. I agree with Borlaug that people should stop worrying about the genetic make up of their food, and start worrying about the rest of the world that needs to be fed. It’s like what Penn said in his television show: it’s easy to reject this kind of food when you’re living in a beach house in California.
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Exactly, the possible problem that such food can cause damage seems bad at first. But when the other option is death by starvation, the debate seems almost fruitless by comparison. Instead of criticizing the solution, people could -try- and put in some positive effort and find a better solution if they don't like the current idea.
ReplyDeleteEven though it is better than starvation there has to be a more responsible way to produce food. GMO's are not natural and I do have the luxery of living in America where I can choose what I eat, however something has got to change.
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