Genetically Modified Organisms – GMO’S Genetically Modified Organisms are any organism whose the genetic material has been altered by genetic engineering techniques. This DNA alteration can be by addition or deletion of a specific gene, and when a gene from one specie is transferred to another one, this GMO called transgenic. The GMO’s been applied in different areas, since to production of dairy food until the elimination of some pollutants. One application is in the pharmaceutical industry to produce insulin and others hormones. Before the GMO, the insulin gotten through pigs, which caused severe immune reactions in diabetic patients. Today, the insulin production is by bacteria that has the human insulin gene, and it solved the immune reactions and allowed a high scale production. Another example is the use in the agriculture. The GMO’s can have genes that confers resistance to prague or even that increases vitamins in determined fruit. Many people is against this technology mainly when it comes to food. However, many studies show that transgenic food has no risk to human health. Obviously that any technology can be produced by someone with bad intentions and self-interest, but the control and international regulations are quite rigid in this area. Brazil, for example, took ten years to liberate a new transgenic food to population. Thus, the OGM’s with adequate research and control can be totally beneficial to society.