Considering over a million of years plants have been interbred through the wind and pollination, scientists are beginning to stop that natural aspect of breeding. For example " The new Monsanto soybeans, called Roundup-Ready Soybeans (RRS), now have non-soybean genes in their cell nucleus. Thus in a tiny instant of time Monsanto crossed a genetic boundary that could not be crossed naturally." [Campbell] Now, the only way in the U.S. to buy unmodified foods is buying something marked "organic". The Food and Drug Administration tried to change that by adding genetically modified goods in organic packaging, but the public stopped that. Do you feel safe eating genetically modified food?
Campbell, J. (n.d.). Why is it an environmental threat?. Retrieved from http://www.cqs.com/gmo.htm
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