“[T]he risks of GMOs are not yet adequately understood, according to many experts. Ellstrand says, "I often characterize biotechnology as an elephant, and we are all the blind men touching different parts. Those with an ecological background may be hanging onto the tusks and saying, ‘This is scary,’ while someone else may be feeling the trunk and saying, ‘Look at all the wonderful things it can do.’"” 20
As Ellstrand states, many people see this issue from different ways however it relates to them. The ethic view points from people make them either reject the idea or agree with it.
Most reject the idea because they feel that genetically modifying food is equivalent to playing God or Mother Nature. They feel it tampers with nature by mixing genes among species, violates an organism’s basic values, and creates stress for animals. Also, many don’t like the idea of consuming animal genes in plants and vice versa.
Others, however, feel that genetically modifying is perfectly ethical by creating “better living” through the developments in genetic engineering. Not only does it provide consumers with better products, it also helps the modified organism in ways including survival and resistance. 20 & 18
