> Sadly both are slowed down due to irrational fear of GMOs and overregulation. Some people want to paint it as 'irrational fear' against science. But issue wi

> Sadly both are slowed down due to irrational fear of GMOs and overregulation. Some people want to paint it as 'irrational fear' against science. But issue with GMO is mostly about contamination of nature with proprietary seeds. Also if you think that GMO is solution against pesticides then why use of pesticides is higher in US than in EU? There are no GMOs in EU while there is less pesticides than in US. You can probably create GMO plants that are resistant to pests. Unfortunately companies selling those seeds also sell pesticides. So pest resistant seeds would hurt business. There are probably other companies who are developing just pest resistant seeds but they are not dominant yet and that is not because of 'GMO fear'.