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Although i disagree with your undertone (GMOs are unsafe), i think you bring up valid points--Wide range in what is being modified, and how, makes all the diffe
by kickout 9y ago
Although i disagree with your undertone (GMOs are unsafe), i think you bring up valid points--Wide range in what is being modified, and how, makes all the difference in the world
- Klathmon 9y agoSee I didn't get that from their comment (that GMOs are unsafe), I understood it as the user is worried about unknown unknowns with it. Even the best things in life have downsides, and GMOs are no exception. I think there is a literal solution to world hunger here, but it needs to be done carefully and with a lot of oversight. The last thing I want is DRM in my potatoes...
- kickout 9y agoCorrect. At the scale of the world and feeding it, there will be drawbacks to whatever solutions. I agree there needs to be oversight and proper regulations. But GMOs, to me, unfairly suffer compared to every other technology. Nobody was calling for bans on cell phones in the early 2000s because they might cause brain cancer (and are an environmental disaster). Silicon valley type tech seems to get the benefit of the doubt, while agriculture innovation is still fighting perception with already accepted truths (GMOs are safe)
- jacquesm 9y ago> Nobody was calling for bans on cell phones in the early 2000s because they might cause brain cancer Actually, plenty of people were and even now there are studies being done in order to 'prove the negative'.