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Genetically modified strawberries, as said in the title, are strawberries that have been modified through genetics.  " When something is deemed genetically modified it usually means that foreign genetic material was inserted into an organism, not through traditional breeding.  This material can come from multiple sources, including another plant or animal species or a synthetic gene created in a lab.  Most of the corn and soybeans grown in the U.S are genetically modified. " ( Doctor Whitaker).

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The worst case scenario for genetically modified strawberries are the price point. They are more expensive to grow than normal strawberries and they aren't widely advertised. This makes the funding a bit harder to find since most people don't even know they exist. Since they are so expensive there is also only a little research on them; so we don't know to much about the side affects. The best case scenario is that these strawberries take up a lot less space. You could save farming space and grow more but only if your willing to pay the price. Also one of the genetic modifications includes a gene from a peanut. That could put a lot of people in danger. Peanut allergies are very common so that could cause a lot of problems.

(Bruno Mezzetti, GMO Strawberry)

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This can become a major problem. It can cause allergic reactions, money loss, and it has a marketing disadvantages. It could also be a challenge due to the fact that there is very little research on the subject. They don't have enough proof and evidence regarding the matter, so people are still skeptical. The fact that there are also more people supporting organic and vegan things also adds to the point. One other thing is that there could be the problem of people thinking it goes against religion because it's not natural. Many people have strong opinions about genetically modified food. That it's not natural and its unsafe.

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GMO: Genetically modified organisms
Gene: a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring ( The New Oxford American Dictionary)
Organism:  a single plant, animal, or single celled being

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There are quite a few people that benefit from Biotechnology. It has helped productivity on farms. It ends up boosting the amount of crops grown and harvested. This also adds into sustainably feeding the growing population. ( Mary Boote CEO of Truth and Trade Technology). "these are better then non-biotech crops" said Rosalie Ellasus. They allow for more food on less land, which improves sustainability. This also improves the farmers health due to not having to apply extra pesticides. It conserves space and time.

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GMO food have already been introduced to the world. Some countries use them others do not. For example the US does grow some GMO foods like corn and potatoes. There are also other countries that grow GMO foods like Canada, China, Australia and more.

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"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN estimates that we need to grow 70 percent more food by 2050. Either we do this on the same land we have today, or we chop down forest to create farms and pastures to meet that demand, something no one wants to do." ( Ramez Namm, Why GMOs Matter). On the horizon we see GMOs in development that could solve our problems. We can genetically engineer better photosynthesis. We can make it so crops fertilize them selves. These are just two things that can better our future with GMO's. There are many more like drought and salt resistant crops. Or crops that have more nutrients and vitamins. The possibilities are almost endless. We need GMOs to feed the growing world, a rising problem that needs to be addressed.  "We might make less progress in boosting yields, without GMOs, meaning food prices would be higher, hunger would be higher, or we’d have more pressure to chop down forests to grow food." (Ramez Namm, Why GMOs Matter)

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Environmental:
The affect GMO foods have on the environment is actually pretty good. By making use of the space they are planted in, there is no need to cut down more forests to leave space to grow more food. Also if you can change the genetics of a plant to keep bugs away, there will be no need for pesticides. This can improve the health of the plant and the farmers taking care of it.

Ethical:
There is a pretty big negative impact on the ethical aspect of GMO foods. Lots of people think that it's not right. Since it is genetically modified it becomes unnatural and there fore bad. Lots of religious people, mostly the ones that believe in the christian god, think that god doesn't want us to mess with these things. That drives them away from supporting these things and making it way to bihg of a deal.

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Are genetically engineered strawberries the future? Will the public accept them in the near future? Will they be a breakthrough or a flop? My final opinion is that they will be accepted eventually. To help solve problems like, the world running out of food, world hunger, environmental issues, deforestation. If you really think about it there are a lot of good things coming from GMO's. They could be the solution to many worldwide problems and environmental ones as well. In conclusion they will be rebuffed for a while until people can stop caring about the unnaturalness and start looking at the bigger problems.