E6K+agrumentative+essay---Cyndi

=Discursive essay= =GM food= =Cyndi=

=In the present age, the issue of GM food is increasingly worrying. But in the meantime, whether GM food is goog or not has aroused spirited controversy. Some people insist that GM food is good while many others argue that it has detrimental effects as well and it should be banned. Personally, I am in favor of the latter view.=

=Convincing arguments can be made that GM food carry potential drawbacks. To start with GM food can be potentially harmful to human health. Therefore, people may get sick by creating allergens and by the transfer of antibiotic resistance markers. Moreover, genetically modified food itself poses an ethical dilemma. Specifically, many people feel that it amounts to playing with God's ways by tampering with nature and mixing genes among species. Lastly, GM foods also negatively impact the environment. In other word, GM foods would interfere ecological balance and even damage biodiversity species.=

=Admittedly, GM food brings numerous benefits to our lives. The reason for this is that GM food can solve the problem of food shortage in the world. Obviously, today there are 6 billion people on the earth, by the year 2050, there may be over 12 billion. More food is needed to feed a huge number of people because of the growth of GM food is quicker and effective than natural food. Even so, many people are not worry about food shortage, more strange disease will threat to human health.=

=In summary, I would concede that the proliferation of GM food is not without its benefits. Despite that, adverse effects created by GM food far outweigh the advantages. Overall, I am convinced that people should be cautious deal with GM food.=