班级:A17班姓名:学号:ShouldGenetically-modifiedFoodbeStopped?Nowadays,thenumberofgenetically-modifiedfoodissteadilyincreasing.Thereisanargumentthatwhetherthiskindoffoodshouldbestopped.AsfarasIamconcerned,genetically-modifiedfoodshouldnotbestopped.Firstly,thereisnecessityforgenetically-modifiedfoodtoexist.Genetically-modifiedfoodbelongstofood.Theworldislackofresources.Everyday,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldeatonlythebareminimumoffoodtokeepthemselvesalive.Theywillbeverygratefulforhavingthiskindoffoodtosurvive.Secondly,itiseasierforustoplantgenetically-modifiedfood.Atthesametime,theproductioncostisalsogreatlyreduced.Asaresult,foodpriceswillincreasinglylow.Thereisnodoubtthatitisgoodnewsforconsumers.Thirdly,Itwillreducetheuseofpesticidesandthenavoidthepollutionoftheenvironment.Inaddition,genetically-modifiedfoodcanbringusmanyotherbenefits,forexample,increasingfoodnutrition,increasingthetypesoffoodandsoon.However,althoughgenetically-modifiedfoodhavesomanyadvantages,somepeoplestillinsistthattheyshouldnevereatgenetically-modifiedfood.Theyareafraidofpotentialthreatthatthiskindoffoodwillbeharmtotheirhealth.Infact,genetically-modifiedfoodhaspassedthethestricttestofinternationalorganizations.Itissafe.Therehasbeennoevidencetoprovethatgenetically-modifiedfoodisharmtohumanssofar.Tosomeextent,wecanconsiderthiskindoffoodtobeperfectlysafe.Asyouknow,atpresentthereisalotofgenetically-modifiedfoodinthemarket,suchusgenetically-modifiedsoybean,Transgenicpapayaandsoon.Manypeoplehaveeatenthiskindoffoodforsomeyears,butwehavenotexactlyconfirmedthatsomeonefallsillaftereatinggenetically-modifiedfood.Sothereisnoneedtoworrymuchaboutthesafetyproblem.Wecaneatthemaswelike.Allinall,weshouldnotstopgenetically-modifiedfood.But,thiskindoffoodmaycausesomepeople’sallergicreactions.Sointheprocessofproducinggenetically-modifiedfood,weshouldeliminatethegeneswhichcancauseallergicreactionsanddothedigestionexperimentinordertoavoidtheharmtohumanbody.