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Foods are now advertised as GMO free. A large portion of people don't even want to eat anything they associate with genetic tampering. Why would they want to us
by dexwiz 10y ago
Foods are now advertised as GMO free. A large portion of people don't even want to eat anything they associate with genetic tampering. Why would they want to use that technology on their kids? We need a popular food or pet with genetic modifications before the general public accepts genetic tech on themselves. So many successful animal trials, as morally sour as that sounds.
- sp332 10y agoThe GMO aversion is more complex. Many GMOs are deployed to increase the amount of pesticide that can be used. And Monsanto uses their GMO IP to control a significant fraction of the market. So people who don't like large amounts of pesticides and people who don't like IP being used to control food markets have been campaigning to demonize GMOs in the public mind. Without the negative campaigning, I think people would be a lot more welcoming of it.