Genetically modified plants and human health

Plants with advantageous properties have been produced for thousands of years by traditional breeding methods. Through repeated generation cross selection over many generations, combine desired traits to propagate. 1 Genetic engineering can overcome the incompatible barriers as well as accelerate the process dramatically by introducing a small number of genes in a targeted way. . Among plant species, the available gene pool size increases significantly

Transgenic (GM) plants are plants genetically modified using recombinant DNA technology. This may be a gene that indicates that the plant is not native, or a gene that alters the endogenous gene. The protein encoded by the gene will confer a particular trait or characteristic to the plant. This technology can be used in various ways, such as designing resistance to abiotic stress such as drought, extreme temperature, salinity and resistance to biological stress harmful to the growth and survival of plants such as insects and pathogens I will. This technology can also be used to improve the nutrient content of plants which may be particularly useful in developing countries. A new generation of GM crops has also been developed for the production of industrial products such as genetically modified crops, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, plastics, and biofuels.

In 2007, the world's biotechnology crop growing areas continued to grow for 12 consecutive years with 12% growth rate in 23 countries 5 The main crops are soybean and maize, but cotton, rapeseed and rice are also increasing . However, only 10,000 hectares of GM crops (about 0.03% of world production) are cultivated in the EU, which may reflect that Europe is opposed to this technology . In contrast, food from genetically modified plants is everywhere in the United States. In fact, many of the animal feeds used in Europe come from imported plant material and contain genetically modified products. Similarly, GM cotton is also widely used in clothing and other products.

Genetic modification is neither a human health problem nor a practical prohibition in organic agriculture. It is genetic modification which is banned only in the laboratory. For centuries, humans have genetically modified food through practices called mating. It is basically to cultivate desirable quality plants. For example, this is how to remove species from bananas. This is not surprising. As I mentioned, organic foods may sound terrible, but they are not really bad for you. Yes, if you use their bottles to kill pesticides it may be dangerous, but the amount you get with the average tomato is nanogram. As a reference, your body contains more formaldehyde than pesticides.

Traditional breeding techniques, genetically modified plants and animals, sometimes accompanied by unexpected health risks, resulted in a record of human nutrition. Genetically modified animals and plants are expected to produce benefits and risks in two broad areas: health and the environment. Four types of health benefits have been confirmed: more targeted health benefits, such as enhanced food security, improved nutritional security, vaccination, and decrease. . Health risks associated with review methods are usually divided into four categories - allergy, toxicity, nutritional imbalance and dietary diversity.