The Dangers of Genetic Engineering

Chances are you have already eaten genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Look at the ingredient list on any packaged food in your cupboard. Any food with ingredients from corn, soy, canola, or cottonseed is likely to be made with GMOs. Thousands of products on supermarket shelves are made with GMOs. There are already over 50 million acres of GMO crops growing in the U.S. These foods contain genetic material that has never before been part of …

…of all of their impacts. We hear a lot about the effects of industrial chemicals and fossil fuels on the environment and human health. What more people need to hear about are the potentially more serious dangers of the upcoming genetic age. If the public does not recognize its threats, looking beyond the benefits that life science companies project, we will soon be traveling down a path of destruction on which we cannot turn back.