Negative Effects Of Genetically Modified Organisms

Food security, which is the state of having consistent access to an adequate amount of affordable and nutritious food, is seen by many as a problem in Africa.
Solutions that have been recognised include; redoubling global investments in agricultural science, reducing waste of half the food we produce, refashioning the world diet etc. However in this essay the genetic modification of products is the solution that will be discussed.
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) are plants or animals that have had their genetic material artificially altered to introduce a new or altered characteristic.
Forcing DNA from one organism to a different species is another way to describe genetic modification. There are different ways in which organisms can
The functionality of the inserted genes will be assessed and an important thing that will be monitored is to make sure that the inserted gene appears in the plants offspring. (The offspring will be a seed and this is where evidence of the inserted gene should be).
Finally the traditional breeding will be used as a way to improve the characteristics of the final generation. This is the inheritance of the inserted gene to the further generations.
The concern around these genetically modified organisms is the negative effect they could possibly have on the environment and human health.
Obviously with that there are obvious effects that genetically modified organisms will have on human beings and they are as follows;
Allergies are an obvious con to the consumption of genetically modified organisms. This is because new allergic reactions are caused in the human body as the result of mixing or adding proteins that were not ethnic to the original organism. What sometimes happens is that a protein that comes from an organism that you were allergic to could have been added to this new organism that you were not allergic to.
As part of this having genetically modified organism will open a leeway for new diseases and viruses to
A lot of plants produce substances that humans cannot consume because of the toxic levels being high, and most plants that are absorbed by human produce toxins with levels low enough for humans to consume. The concern is that adding genes that are exotic into plants could lead it to produce toxins higher levels and that obviously being hazardous. Again if something happens to the other gene during insertion, like them being damaged, tis could change the toxins that plant produces. Also the new gene could cause a plant to stress and produce more toxins by interfering with a metabolic