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    The document discusses genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their role in food security. It provides two responses: 1) GMOs help address food insecurity by reducing the need for agricultural inputs like water and fertilizer. They also improve nutritional quality and taste of foods while meeting people's dietary needs. GMOs also help ensure food safety. 2) As a future engineer, the author believes genetically engineered foods are preferable to natural foods. GMOs are healthier, cheaper, and contain fewer pesticides. While allergic reactions are possible, GMOs overall provide more benefits than non-GMOs.

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    The document discusses genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their role in food security. It provides two responses: 1) GMOs help address food insecurity by reducing the need for agricultural inputs like water and fertilizer. They also improve nutritional quality and taste of foods while meeting people's dietary needs. GMOs also help ensure food safety. 2) As a future engineer, the author believes genetically engineered foods are preferable to natural foods. GMOs are healthier, cheaper, and contain fewer pesticides. While allergic reactions are possible, GMOs overall provide more benefits than non-GMOs.

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    ENSC 1013

    Mr. Wenceslao B. Ecoben


    Lesson 10

    Name: Irish Mae C. Dolleton Program & Section: BSCE-1B Date: May 1, 2021

    Evaluation. Discuss the following.

    A. How does the Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) help in our food security?
    Answer:
    It is inarguable that food security is becoming more and more unattainable for
    Filipinos today, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic situation. According to an
    article published by CNN last July 2020, 59 million Filipinos suffer from food insecurity.
    It is one of the highest recorded numbers of food-insecure people in Southeast Asia from
    2017 to 2019. In line with this, researchers see Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
    products as a potential to help in our food security. GMO products do not only reduce the
    need of farmers for agricultural inputs such as water and fertilizer, but it also helps in
    improving nutritional quality, as well as tastier food. In food security, the food must be
    sufficient, safe, and nutritious, all while meeting the preference and dietary needs of the
    people. In addition, GMOs help us in securing food in such a way that ensures the safety
    of the buyer, since there is still no evidence that consuming GMOs harm our health.
    Lastly, GMOs have the potential to reduce death and disease issues greatly, which is of
    big help in our food security as well, since it aims to create an active and healthy life.
    C. As a future Engineer who believe in the sanctity of human lives would you prefer to
    go natural process rather than those of genetically engineered food? Why?
    Answer:
    As a future engineer, I believe it is more beneficial for us to eat genetically
    engineered food. Considering the sanctity of human lives, genetically engineered food is
    known to be healthier than non-GMO food. In addition, GMO products are way cheaper
    than non-GMO ones. The fact that these products are enhanced for our health is the
    reason why I prefer genetically engineered food to naturally processed food. Aside from
    the fact that genetically engineered foods are cheap and healthy, it also contains fewer
    pesticides, which may lessen the possibility to impose danger to our health. Contrarily,
    naturally processed food contains fertilizer and pesticide to speed up the process of the
    production of crops and avoid pests from pestering the product, respectively. Yet
    fertilizers and pesticides do not do much good for public health since the usage of these
    products is potentially harmful to us. Although genetically engineered foods are cheap
    and healthy, one possible threat that they may bring is allergic reactions. Since
    genetically engineered foods are crops that have undergone cross-breeding processes,
    some of the products that we eat may include products that we are allergic to, so if we
    want to avoid this, we should read what ingredients a product may contain. Hence, this
    goes to show that although there is a disadvantage in eating GMO food, there are a lot
    more benefits that GMO products have than non-GMO products.

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