Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 1/31/18


Increasingly prevalent in producing the crops we consume and creating the medicines used to treat our ailments and chronic diseases, genetic engineering could become a common method of modifying the animals we have domesticated and use for food. This will be particularly important as the demand for meat and animal products is likely to increase sharply as the world population expands. The UN is forecasting the world population will rise from 7.6 billion at present to 11.2 billion by 2100. Without the adoption of GE techniques, it is unlikely we will be able to feed that growing population.

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