According to the molecular biologist Francisco G. Bolívar Zapata, one of the measures that must be taken urgently is the scientific and technical evidence that has been accumulated and used in relation to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their multiple benefits, since the information that has been disseminated on transgenics and their products is partial, incomplete and, in some cases, false.
“Regrettably false and irresponsible, transgenic organisms and their products continue to be reviled and demonized without scientific support, as if it were a harmful technology,” said Bolívar Zapata.
He also recalled that, despite the fact that some groups do not accept this scientific truth, another of the benefits of modern biotechnology are drugs is there are currently more than a hundred drugs of transgenic origin in pharmacies.
“In Mexico, thanks to these organisms we have medicines against metabolic diseases, human insulin, anticoagulant factors and interferons, which help the immune system. Transgenic organisms are living beings like us humans that are part of nature and that we have to take care of. Cultivars of this type, in addition to controlling pests and weeds, allow increasing the productivity of plants and crops,” he emphasized.
[Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Spanish and has been translated and edited for clarity.]
