Daily Girl #52- Breaking News

Breaking News: Genetically Modified Foods
By Connor

Genetically modified food is food with properties different from what it would regularly have. A very long time ago yeast was the first food that was modified to be able to rise when it was heated. Scientifically genetically modified food was invented in the 1920s in Iowa. American scientists started by moving DNA from one plant to another. They do this so the plant will gain the ability to repel pests and weeds. Some people don't like the idea because it could harm the Monarch Butterfly or the birds or even worse the environment. People also don't like genetically modified plants because they have a risk of being poisonous to humans.
There are a lot of genetically modified foods today. Corn is one of the main crops that have been modified. They have made maize that has been genetically modified to give more corn and keep pests away from it. They have also modified soybeans to keep weeds and bugs away from it. Modified Soybeans were judged okay to eat by the US government. What could be the next vegetable that we modify? It could be any thing from carrots to potatoes.
In the future we will also be eating modified meats. In-vitro meat is going to be created sometime soon. In-vitro meat is going to be much healthier than regular meat. In-vitro meat will stop illnesses like Mad Cow Disease and the Swine Flu. In-vitro meat will be made of different meats like chicken, turkey, beef and pork. The in-vitro meat might taste exactly like regular meat if not better. In-vitro meat will be made in a lab in the same way cloning works. The scientists will only clone the part of the animal that we eat. Technology has come a very long way over the years in modifying food.