GMO: Main idea

1.GMO stands for "genetically modified organism" and can refer to plants or animals created by way of gene-splicing techniques. Splicing merges DNA from different species to create combinations that would not occur naturally in nature. Genetic engineering is not to be confused with cross-breeding (the practice of combining, for example, dog breeds).
Biotechnology companies are largely engineering GMO crops to resist direct application of herbicide. This allows the crop plants to live while surrounding weeds die.

2.There are many benefits of this application such as pest, herbicide, disease resistance and cold, drought and sanity tolerance, nutrition and etc. GMO can help farmers around the world to save production cost and create much healthier crops to prevent diseases and to able to grow crops in formerly inhospitable places.

3.The GMO needs better funding and research because the improvements of the GMO can cause allergies and unknown effects on human health

4. Bringing and genetically modified food to the market is expensive and that farmers would need to buy a fresh supply of seeds each year which can be disastrous for farmers in third world countries who can't afford to buy seeds each year.Genetic engineering allows introducing animal products in plants which could be a problem for people with strict diets such as vegetarian or vegans. GMO can also create super bugs and pests which means that they are pesticide resistant which can be a problem to crops in the future because they cannot be controlled so easily.

5.Sources:
1. "Ten Disadvantages of Genetically Modified Food." HubPages. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
2. "What Exactly Is a GMO-and Why Should You Care?" TakePart. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2014.
3."Genetically Modified Foods: Harmful or Helpful?" Genetically Modified Foods: Harmful or Helpful? N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.