Norman Borlaug Article

After reading the Norman Borlaug article a large amount of ideas and questions arise. The idea of using genetically moified food to feed all 8.3 billion people in the world seems like that only solution, but how far does gentically modifying food go? Is it ever going to come to a stop? Eventually crops and food are going to be modified to the point that there is nothing natural left in it. Is that really the safest or healthiest alternative to all natural food? Who knows, many years down the road we could find out that because of all the chemicals and modified parts of our food we live shorter lives, or are more likely to get diseases. No one really knows what will happen from eating food that has been modified so much.
Another question that arises is addressed in the article and has to do with farmers being able to use and grow these genetically altered crops. As more research is done, more money is spent meaning that farmers are going to have to pay more for crops. Not to mention the patents that will be placed all over the crops so that they are forced to do everything the companies say and will pretty much be forced to grow genetically altered crops in order to even compete. With this rise in crop costs, food costs will also rise making the same amount food today cost who knows how much more. Genetically altered food may be the answer right know because there is so many people to feed, but who knows how far it will go and if will ever have negative consequences on our health or planet.