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> And when Tennessee bans GMO foods Is that what you think is happening here?

• lupusreal 3y ago
  Close enough; they're banning one specific application of GMO foods while the Euro bans are more sweeping. The research that prompted this ban is talking about injecting DNA into plants which makes the plants produce a vaccine. That is a genetically modified food if ever there was one. > The project’s goals, made possible by a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, are threefold: showing that DNA containing the mRNA vaccines can be successfully delivered into the part of plant cells where it will replicate, demonstrating the plants can produce enough mRNA to rival a traditional shot, and finally, determining the right dosage... So what's my point? I'm not opposed to GMO food at all, I'm just pointing out that the origin of the law sets the tone for the discussion. If the law is European, the discussion will be about how the lawmakers are enlightened, but if the law comes from America, particularly a red state, then the conversation will be decidedly negative.
  • mcphage 3y ago
    It could be that it’s the origin, and it also could be that one law is about thousands of products that are currently being sold, and the other is about something that a single project is trying to see if it’s even possible.