"From Naked Ape to Superspecies" by David Suzuki

GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are a subject discussed vividly today. David Suzuki, author of "From Naked Ape to Superspecies", develops on the negative side of these organisms. "Horizontal gene transfer, the tool on which biotechnology is built, can also happen in nature, but very rarely. It's a good thing it's rare, because it can be dangerous" (Suzuki 108). Many diseases have been passed on to the humans this way, as AIDS came from the chimpanzees and …

…symptoms not even 10 days after. Until now, medical genetic therapy has been almost a complete failure and same thing can be said of genetically engineered products as problems and failures came with them. "It's impossible to follow the effect of one gene in this matrix of interaction. We say such things are transcalculational - that is to say, hopelessly complex" (Suzuki 125). GMOs need to be better understood and studied before coming out into the world.