For all the past century, humans had no direct control over plant breeding, except through selecting and growing natural hybrids. From 1974 scientists are able to create genetically modified crops by manipulating their DNA. They insert a gene or change the gene sequence of the plant. The inserted gene sequence may come from another plant or from a completely different species. For example the transgenic corn contains a gene from a bacterium.

Other foods like potatoes, tomatoes, soy and other cereals have been changed and manipulated. The reason is to create a better product which is pest or disease resistant, can tolerate heat or cold and is stronger from the attack of bacteria and viruses.

This technology has many risks. First of all the effect on human body: there is the possibility that we might see an increase in the number of allergies reaction to food. When in touch with certain molecules our system can react violently. Also, there could be a risk for the ecosystem, because the OGM plants are more resistant than "natural" ones and they could replace them in
few years.

Many countries are using the transgenic seeds to make better fruit and vegetables, but there are severe regulations and very restrictive laws for using and selling these products.

My question is: it is worth to change the nature when she gives us enough food to survive? Scientists say that we will need more food for the future since the population is going to increase, but I think that now there is a discrepancy between the richest countries and the poorest and that we waist a lot of food that we could give to the population who really need it. I also think that if we change the way of eating we won't need to change the nature.