Ever since the discovery of evolution and DNA, we must ask, what does this imply for us as a species? The answer is the power we gave ourselves, the ability to change the environment we live in, and importantly, the food we consume. This has created varying opinions, but I think the correct one is the most obvious. The advancement and groundbreaking work done to save over a billion people and create better and healthier harvests is due to our now new and upcoming genetic boom, and we should all be on its side. It’s promising and the future is as far as we allow the leash to wander, the critics of this do not understand. I can prove genetic engineering is beneficial.

Critics point to the idea that new allergies that could come with modifying our food. What people fail to understand is that changing a gene that controls how big it will be or what beneficial substance it wouldn't create a situation where you suddenly become allergic to the food, vitamin A is still vitamin A. Even if we give the basis it could cause allergies, creating a healthier overall population should take priority. With heart disease and obesity on the rise, this should be a no brainer; people can still enjoy their bacon only it can be heart healthy with Omega 3. Any allergies or inability to eat new genetic foods would be immediately out-shined by the increase in health.

Genetic modification of plants is responsible for a billion people living on this earth today. Norman Borlaug, a hero, developed a strain of wheat that was incredibly hardy. This is only scrapping the surface; with better technology, this is sure to become something in the norm. I also show this as a staple to the hard work, these people put in, to test and produce efficient and good results.

These methods also have benefits to the economy. National Academy reports that American farmers are enjoying higher profits than ever before thanks to the benefits of genetic engineering. It allows them to increase yields by warding off pests and parasites. It also has low production value to those farmers that choose to use genetically modified food with pesticides in them. This also makes the food that much more safe than previously.

In favor of genetic modification is the fact that it can also help the environment. It decreases the amount of water that has to be used in crops, thus allowing for less waste of water. It also can help the environment by reducing insecticide used. This can reduce poisons in nature and lead to a healthier ecosystem. These are huge benefits that occur, if you think about every farm in America (the largest producer of food) gaining that advantage, that is a lot of water saved that can go to better uses.

Another argument is that patents on genes and crops harm farmers and scientists. Although I feel it does not pertain to whether or not we should genetically modify, I will give you why this is foolish. The patent for a biological man made things only lasts 20 years. This allows enough time for a company with huge amounts of money to have the incentive to start research on things like breast cancer tests and other research. It is a needed, partial evil. It has and will be abused like any other system, but that shouldn't mean we get rid of all of it entirely.

I can surely make the case, after refuting common arguments and showing undeniable benefits to genetic modification, that it is a positive to have modified foods in our lives. The exceptional ways it has helped and will help us lead to that conclusion, and allows only for further advancement in these fields to take place. It has and will continue to prove itself a great accomplishment by humans. This is why we should continue to allow it, and continue to defend it against others that use a much similar tactic to propaganda to prove their point.