“In three words, I can sum up everything I have learned about life: it goes on” (Robert Frost). Since the beginning of civilization, people have grown crops ranging from fermentation methods to classical breeding for desired traits. In essence, genetic modification is not a new concept conceived only in the 20th century; this has been happening for millennia. Genetic engineering is just a step forward as the latest form of genetic selection using biotechnology, which simply catalyzes processes that previously required generations and generations in just a few days. All living organisms are made up of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the building block of life made up of the same four nucleotides: adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine. The process by which a section of DNA codes for a specific trait known from one organism to another, scientists do not introduce foreign substances. Known segments of DNA widely studied and selected by teams of top scientists with many years of experience in the field for the greatest safety and benefit of the consumer. To ensure product safety, companies wishing to market a genetically modified seed are required to thoroughly test the product for safety on many other organisms before releasing it to the public market. Not a single human death or illness has been proven as a result of the consumption of GMOs. Peter J. Davies, professor of plant physiology and international professor of plant biology at Cornell University, wrote: "After 16 years of consumption by billions of livestock, pets and humans, there is no has had no cases of allergies, cancer or death, nor any indication that GMOs pose any health problems. The claims of effects have proven to be anecdotal and unfounded and are rejected...... middle of article ...... e treated groups. As the study ultimately drew criticism as scientifically flawed, it was retracted in late November 2013 according to Businessweek. Genetically modified crops provide a completely safe solution to the growing food consumption demands of developing countries. Over the millennia during which man has tested the limits of science, he has come to the conclusion that GMOs are no different from other organisms, necessary for the growing world population and safe for the common consumer GMOs are essentially. catalyzed results of genetic selection through the application of modern science and biotechnology In Donny and Ursula Save the World by Sharon Weil, a book on GMOs, he talks about the fear of GMOs: “All it takes is rumors…. The danger itself doesn't matter, it's the perception of danger that we're selling” (Sharon Weil, Donny and Ursula Save the World.).