To meet the growing need for food by an increasing population, a country should make use of genetically engineered foods. However, some people believe that such foods are not only unhealthy but affect nature too. Discuss both the viewpoints and give your own opinion.

Today, new technology and improvements are viewed not always with excitement.

For instance

, genetically engineered crops. Shortage of

food

and limitation of space had gathered scientists and farmers to solve

this

problem by enhancing

properties

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and amount of fruits produced by

plants

. But some say that enhancements are harmful to humans and nature. In

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essay

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I will provide points that consider the good and the bad when it comes to

plant

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engineering.

First,

I believe that implementing new qualities to vegetation has health benefits.

For example

, in Africa people do not have a big variety of

plants

to grow which means that some could lack minerals and

vitamins

crucial to stay healthy and

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a strong immune system. The

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organizations saw that it is hard for Africans to get vitamin A with their

food

therefore

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decided to modify banana plant cells in order to produce fruits with vitamin A.

This

not only was cheaper than producing tablet

vitamins

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but

also

more nutritious as bananas are a great

food

source filled with other

vitamins

.

In

addition

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genetically modified organisms are cheaper to produce. The change in

plants

' genes can help them fight against parasites.

This

way the farmers will need to use

less

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pesticides to grow healthy

plants

and

the

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fruits of it without damage.

On the other hand

, engineering could lead to

destruction

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the destruction

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of a variety of vegetation. Because the

plants

can be enhanced to withstand bugs or harsh weather means that they can live everywhere and spread faster.

Therefore

, overgrowing the

plants

which grow naturally can lead to extinction.

Moreover

,

this

is bad news for the animals as there are some that only survive on one plant like koalas. They only eat eucalyptus leaves. In conclusion, genetically engineered

food

is a good solution

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countries with high starvation rates which have a lack of

food

selection

therefore

not getting enough

vitamins

or minerals

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their

food

. But it

also

has disadvantages as it can overpopulate other species of

plants

and drive them to extinction.