WRITING N°2

TRANSGENIC FOODS

Transgenic food has been calling the attention not only of researchers but also of consumerswhom have warned not eat this kind of food. the argue is about the possilbe risks for human health and environment, but the practice of genetic improvement has been practiced since the human being started t know its world. Also human diet is a consequence of a antural selection of harvest or animals increasing productivity; for example; the selection of strong animals that resist illnesses or deseases, the fermentation of yogurt or bread which are modified food by a natural form are techniques used by human being for yearts without knowledge where human being was applying biotechnology.

These days, there is a new polemic issue which is the employing of gentic engineering to food. This issue has many points of view involving scientists, producers, consumers, and people interested in environmental protection. But what is transgenic food, it's an organism modified genetically which are created by applying biotechnology. transgenic food might be a good alternative to increase productivity, economy and to approach technology, but we are not sure about the effects they will cause in human health or they could provoke a disorder in our environment.

There are many scientists who believe thet humen being must take advantage of last technological advances to increase quality life and birth rate. for example, scientific international comunity is involved with 90% of transgenic food production. however, other scientists disagree with this work because the application might interrupt the chain food, and perhaps it could be the source of new types of cancer or new illnesses that will affect human organism. Also consumers are not suere of buying this kind of food bacause human being is whom work directly modifying food in labs.

People in favor of this technology claim that, "biotechnology is an advance that improve harvest quality nad reducing the use of fertilizer and pesticide"; hence it would be beneficial for the environment and could contribute to reduce the hunger in undeveloped and poor countries. For instance, we have African countries which are in many social troubles. Scientists are certain that transgenic food has the same properties as traditional food, just the difference is in the introduced gen in seeds. So, in this way consumers will have nutritious food, and farmers from undeveloped countries will get better products. nonetheless, there are institutions such as Greenpeace that are against of transgenic food. Greenpeace has a aslogan that said, "trangenic experiment, don't buy it." Bacause they proved that transgenic are dangerous for human health, and the source of a toxic agriculture without sustainability. Furthermore, soil will decrease its productivity which causes changes in ecosystems nad environment, so if the transgenics aren't dangerous or unhealthy for people, why they are not labeled.

Productivity will increase applying biotechnology to food because transgenic food does not need many toxic products to grow, and they are resistant against plagues, climate changes, and even time. Moreover, the products are cheaper nad better than traditional; for example, countries like US, China, Egypt, Southafrica, England, or India produce nad consume transgenic products. So that's why the economical situation has grown last years in agirculture, but they're not considering the situation of other countries that don't have technology to porduce transgenic food affecting their economy bacause they depend on harevest to live. Also they don't care of people who continue eating traditional food that ome from natural processes.

Finally, the productivity of a country depends on its economy and technology advance. developed contries have reached these advances which let them to develop inthis case transgenic food giving population better and cheaper products than in the past. but they're not taking in mind that there are people who are not sure of comsuming these product, they aren't in favor to produce and consume them, specially undeveloped and poor countries which have traditional techniques to produce harvest. and if they want to use biotechnology they don't have the economy. Also they prefer to continue consuming natural porducts. maybe biotechnology are nt accepted at all in some cuontries at all, but in the next years could be popular as some gadgets or products were accepted some years ago.