fferent sources. This is a completely scientific statement of something that most scientists dont fully understand yet. However there are other factors to take into consideration with GMOs aside from the theoretical consequences to human health. Because over time all plants to evolve to compensate for climate changes and new environments, it is likely that because of these new characteristics, some parts of he eco system may get thrown off in response to the GMOs. For instance, some soybeans already been produced that have built in pesticides and herbicides used to fight off weeds and insects. Because of the nature of theses new genes, it is predicted that weeds may build a tolerance for this chemical defense, thus creating super weeds which would be immune to most agricultural weed killers. Another possibility is that this new technology would spread unintentionally through the pollinating and germination of the GM crops. For instance, if two fields lay near each other, one growing organic tomatoes (ones that are raised using no pesticides or unnatural means of growth) and one field producing genetically modified tomatoes, a plants natural tendencies may come into play. The chances would be great that insect or wind would carry pollen from one crop to the other crop, making both crops genetically modified. Since raising organic produce is a very regulated industry, this would not only contaminate the organic tomatoes, (thus making them non-organic), but also ruin the fields ability to grow organic produce. The wild life in the environment might be affected as well. It has already been determined that a certain strain of GM corn can harm monarch butterflies (Pollack 2000). If GM plants have the capability of harming insects, what about animals in nature such as deer, whose life is already complicated by deforestation? What about humans?It hasnt been until recent years that genetically modified foods have surfaced, but since the public b...
