A genetically modified organism is a plant, animal where the genes have been artificially changed using genetic engineering by adding in a new gene that doesn’t belong to change or improve the organism. The reason we modify organisms is essentially to combine different genes that don’t occur naturally. The discovery of GMOS has had significant impact positively and negatively on society benefits such as increased agricultural and risks such as the possibility of new diseases need to be considered but I believe positive such as creating more outweigh the negatives. Plants and animals can both be genetically modified but today I will be focusing on genetically modified plants.

Genetically modifying organisms happens in 4 stages identifying a trait of interest, isolating that genetic trait, inserting that trait into the genome of a desired organism, and then growing the engineered organism. Identification of the gene of interest, researches search for a new gene of interest …show more content…
Since the discovery of genetic modification, scientists have been finding new ways to incorporate this process of genetic engineering into applications that could help or cure illnesses and deficiency (The quality or state of being defective or of lacking some necessary quality or element). A well known example of this is the golden rice, the golden rice is a new transformed rice which has been made by genetically modifying the DNA and incorporating the genes of two different rice to make a rice which has the presence of Beta carotene which is the source of vitamin A. This rice has been known to help in the aid of vitamin deficiency. In South and south east Asia vitamin A deficiency is very severe (Check figure 2) with the use of this rice in place we can help these countries consume more Vitamin A. By growing food that is more nutritious and beneficial for our bodies we can essentially create a healthier