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Because embedding new species into an untested environment can be devastating. My example is the accidental import of tree snakes to Guam, which resulted in the
by CodeWriter23 10y ago
Because embedding new species into an untested environment can be devastating. My example is the accidental import of tree snakes to Guam, which resulted in the complete extinction of all birds on the island, because the snakes ate the eggs faster than the birds could adapt. There are numerous numerous other examples of accidental release of animals destroying ecosystems.
- eivarv 10y agoThere's nothing with GMOs that make them inherently more dangerous in the sense you're discussing, though.
- CodeWriter23 10y agoThat you know of. Have you vetted these GMOs against all possibilities of people's DNA? Perhaps unreasonable. How about testing against people who are considered "unhealthy" by the trial criteria? Nope, science knows nothing about how GMOs affect those people, yet claims they are safe.
- eivarv 10y agoThose things would depend on the organism itself, not whether or not it has been "artificially" genetically modified.