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Gene-Edited Tomatoes Might Boost Vitamin D Levels–That Doesn't Mean They're Safe
- slater 1y agoLet's not give that site more publicity. See the last few times it was posted: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42193261 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768902 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768902
- ungreased0675 1y agoWhat specifically is the proposed mechanism by which these tomatoes would be harmful to health long-term?
- NotGMan 1y agoNothing ever happens in isolation. Thinking that the only change is more vit D is reductionst. There could be billions of other interactions changed across the plant due to a "simple gene change for vit D". I remember one mice or rat study which shown that feeding GMO grains to mice cause liver or kidney issues, while non-GMO did not.
- rolph 1y agothese are knockout mutants, that means genetic function is reduced.
- ungreased0675 1y agoWhat about the GMO grains caused them to be harmful?
- mullingitover 1y agoOh boy, that is a site written by a bunch of absolute cranks. You only need to look at the titles of the treat of their articles to know you shouldn’t waste your time on this one.