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> When science is a partisan issue, what else can you do? At least when it comes to GMO crops and food, there is a pretty strong anti-science movement in the D
by sampo 10y ago
> When science is a partisan issue, what else can you do?
At least when it comes to GMO crops and food, there is a pretty strong anti-science movement in the Democratic Party, too [1]. When more than one third of all currently alive science and medicine Nobel laureates have signed a pro-GMO letter [2], it is pretty strongly anti-science to be anti-GMO.
[1] http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/opposition-stalls-gmo-food-labeling-bill-us-senate http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/opposition-stalls-gmo...
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/06/29/more-than-100-nobel-laureates-take-on-greenpeace-over-gmo-stance/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2...
- vvanders 10y agoThe arguments against GMOs are economic not scientific. I'm fine with consuming GMOs but I'm not okay with only a few large corporations controlling the entire market. I put Monsanto in the same category as Big Oil, they use their massive capital and weight to push smaller players out of the market and generally don't favor the consumer very much.