It is wise to be skeptical of new technologies when they have not been tested. However, if these ideas and products later prove to be safe and beneficial, it is important to accept them, to continue the evolution and improvement of the human race. Sometimes it is difficult for a society to accept radical technological change, as in the case of genetic engineering. Despite decades of study and implementation of genetically modified organisms without a single case of health or safety problems, environmental groups and many governments are vehemently opposed to genetically modified foods (Reville). This fear is based on imprecise science or no science at all and is limiting the implementation of an extremely beneficial technology. Extensive research on this topic has come to a conclusion. Genetically modified foods have a positive impact on society and the environment. To fully understand the problems faced by genetically modified foods, it is important to understand the basics of natural selection and genetics. The basis of all genetic engineering technology is that all of nature operates according to a single, rather simple code. Every life process in every living organism, be it a bacterium or a human, is controlled by sets of proteins. These proteins are aligned in chains that control the biological processes of organisms. When a species evolves, its genetic code is modified through random mutations and mutated organisms that are better suited to the environment survive. Geneticists use this concept of evolution to produce varieties of organisms with more evolved characteristics. Scientists are able to remove and add pieces of proteins to the genetic code and are even able to create new se...... middle of paper ......n. "Seeds of a new medicine." Florida today. May 17th. 2011: D.1. SIRS problem researcher. Network. 03 February 2014. Mestel, Rosie. “Is the FDA too slow to approve biotech foods?” Los Angeles Times. 02 October 2012: A.1. SIRS problem researcher. Network. February 03, 2014.Piller, Dan. “Drought-Resistant Seeds Coming Soon.” USA TODAY. August 31, 2012: page. B.3. SIRS problem researcher. Network. 03 February 2014.Reville, William. "Let's open our minds and mouths to genetically modified foods." Irish Times. October 17, 2013: page. 12. Researcher of SIRS issues. Network. 03 February 2014. Tiedje, James, et al. "The planned introduction of genetically modified organisms: ecological considerations and recommendations". Trans. Array ecology. Ithaca: Ecological Society of America, 1989. 298-315. Network. 4 February 2014.Van Montagu, Marc. “The Irrational Fear of Genetically Modified Foods.” Wall Street Journal. 23 October 2013: A.15. SIRS problem researcher. Network. 03 February. 2014.