3/9/2010

This article, by Norman Borlaug, goes along with the positive part of genetically modified foods. In recent news, scientists have made important crops such as "cotton, maize, oilseed rape, soybeans, sugar beet, and wheat" that have immunities to herbicides so cost of crops will decrease and environmental health will increase. Like the hippies did in the video, some may oppose to genetically modifying foods because the whole concept is still foreign. Borlaug is putting things into perspective by thinking of the future. At the rate Earth's population is increasing, it is important to continue making technological advances to keep up with the growing hunger. Because there are so many anti-science eaters in American, scientific advancement is struggling to find funding. People in wealthy places, like the hippies, need to realize the greater good this may have on poorer countries. The author asks, "what would the world be like without the technological advances that have occurred?"

American legislation is trying to correct all the problems that are arising in the environment, pollution, global warming, and world hunger. Reading this and watching the video about how this movement improves life of millions has got me torn. While on the other hand, reading Omnivore's Dilemma makes me want to try to buy all organic foods and advocate against GM foods to save the farmer and the consumer.