The world population has topped 7 billion people and is predicted to double in the
next
50 years. Ensuring an adequate Linking Words
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supply for Use synonyms
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booming population is going to be a major challenge in the years to come, which is being promised to be solved by the latest advancements in genetic engineering. In my opinion, with many desirable traits having been bred into the genetic structure, genetically modified crops can potentially address today's ever-growing demand for Linking Words
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However
, on no account should the potential risks to human health posed by using genetically modified Linking Words
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be ignored.
On the one hand, the wide implementing of genetic engineering methods into agriculture allows farmers to improve crop yields and reduce pesticide use, which in turn has a beneficial effect on agriculture productivity. With improved genome, crops become more resistant towards threats that natural plants are exposed to, Use synonyms
such
as viruses or fungi. Linking Words
Also
, some selected traits can be bred to increase their tolerance to severe natural conditions, Linking Words
such
as a drought or a heatwave. Linking Words
As a result
, genetically modified crops tend to have a higher harvest without the application of environmentally harmful pesticides, which in conventional farming are often a source of soil contamination.
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On the other hand
, genetically modified crops have not been proven safe for human health through human clinical trials. Having undergone modification, the altered genome may be accepted as an allergen, provoking unpredictable side effects. Linking Words
For example
, for the Linking Words
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ten years, there was a rapid increase in allergic diseases, especially caused by using of soybeans, often linked to the increase in consumption of Linking Words
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modified product. Some scientists argued, that each genetic insertion creates the added possibility that formerly nontoxic elements in the Linking Words
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could become toxic. Use synonyms
Hence
, the importance of studies concerning possible risks and effects on human health in the long-run can not be emphasized too much.
In conclusion, despite the immeasurable potential of genetic engineering as one of the ways to alleviate world hunger caused by a rapidly growing population, products with genetically modified structures should undergo strictly control by authorities to ensure their safety for consumers. Linking Words
Therefore
, in my opinion, other means to address Linking Words
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urgent Linking Words
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scarcity need to be considered.Use synonyms
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