2/6/11: Prosythe 5 saved the world

We will eventually run out of food and resources on the planet. What if something we created to help feed the worlds poor and starving turned these individuals into people of power, or people with powers?

Prosynthe 5 saved the world. The Pro 5 compound was an artificial protein that was produced cheap and quickly and could be shelved for years without any type of degradation or spoilage. The company that produced it did so at the behest of the European Union when massive food shortages and riot spread across the continent. Millions had starved to death and the majority of those were children and elderly. The Pro 5 compound had one terrible side effect: 1 in 100 people who consumed it developed mutations in their genetics that either killed them or changed them into what many could call a comic book type mutant. The most common type of mutation dealt with an increase in endurance and/or strength. More drastic mutations manifested as telepathy and other comic book type powers.

Update 2/21/11: An article from yahoo about world being unable to feed us.