In 1994, the appearance of genetically modified tomatoes engineered to ripen later in the season, so called “Flavr Savrs,” marked the beginning of a new age for agriculture. Humans have been selectively breeding crops for thousands of years to produce higher yields, adapt to climate conditions, and of course have flavorful taste. Today scientists are able to genetically engineer crops with these characteristics in the time frame of years rather than millennia. Not long ago the advent of industrialization caused agriculture to take a giant leap with the help of tractors and other machinery, which helped to lower costs and increase food security. Now, with the world's population expected to reach ten billion by the end of the century there is concern for how agriculture will once again keep pace with the growing population. GM crops, also known as genetically modified organisms (here after just GMOs), are expected to be the solution. GM crops have been infused with the genes from other plants and even insects to produce crops that are insect or herbicide resistant, contributing to higher yields per acre. In the near future biotech companies hope to deliver GM crops with higher nutritional content and naturally occurring antibiotics. Although the public has been consuming GMOs for over a decade without incident, many opponents of GMOs are strongly against their appearance in the marketplace. It should be noted that there are many opponents of GM crops who do have legitimate concerns. However, many popular sources tend to create hysteria around GMOs, which damages the publics’ opinion towards biotech companies and their products. Even in well-respected news sources, such as The New York Times, columnists will wrongly cite the safety of GM crops for humans as being “far from any scientific consensus” (Bittman, Mark). Biotech companies depend on public approval to support the funding for and consumption of their GM crops. Simply put, without public approval a promising industry may be lost from a lack of consumers. There is a need to clarify the perspectives surrounding GMOs and how these crops may actually change the agriculture industry. Consumers need to be well informed, and able to identify anti-GMO articles that are not creditable. I feel that in attempt to sway an uninformed public’s opinion, some opponents of GM crops have wrongly criticized them for being unsafe for consumption and not environmentally sustainable. Opponents of GMOs carry an array of weapons in their arsenal aimed at destroying public opinion, but the weapon of choice seems to be distorting the truth about GMO safety. Even the most fair mainstream articles tend to approach safe