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Genetically altered food is good because it is a safe way to grow more food that we can eat. The world is about 6 billion people and will double in about fifty years so we need a good and safe way to ensure that we are going to be able to be feed. Genetically modified food will be able to meet this need in a few years. For more info click [|here]

As you can see genetically altered food is very popular and its popularity is growing at an alarming rate. http://sitemaker.umich.edu/sec006group5/files/percent_gmos_worldwide_chart.gif

Genetically altered food could help end world hunger and malnutrition. It could improve the society's diet and nutrition. Genetically altered food could help people around the world become healthier and maintain a healthy diet. http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Feb00/AAAS.McCouch.bpf.html

Cold weather and frost can destroy acres of crops. If you take an anti-freeze gene found in fish and insert it into the crops, the crops would be able to withstand temperatures more than the crops would without the anti-freeze gene.

Genetically altered food is used in Europe and is spreading. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=9&sid=13784e5e-19d6-47fe-a15f-c47998cf85b3%40sessionmgr3

Effects on:

-**Humans**: dangerous to health.

-**Animals**: improves health and diagnostic methods. makes better meats, eggs, and milk products. more resistance and productive.

-**Environment**: can be dangerous. needs soil, water, and energy. better use for natural waste. processed more efficiently. http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml

-**Plants**: corn, potatoes, tomatoes, canola, cotton, and soy have had high success rates by being genetically engineered. These crops can make their own pesticides and are better at resisting big amounts of herbicides. The crops that are produced seem to be fresh and in stock longer. better taste and quality. less likely to get diseases, pests, herbicides. http://www.living-foods.com/articles/genetically.html