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GMOs are harmless but also widely banned.
by cm2012 10mo ago
GMOs are harmless but also widely banned.
- kstrauser 10mo agoI was on that train, too, but... harmless according to whom? The same ag lobbyists who claimed Roundup was harmless? I'm pretty freaking far from a conspiracy theorist, but I've lived through: * Tobacco companies claiming it was safe. * Alcohol companies claiming it was safe. * Food companies claiming trans fats were safe. * Oil companies claiming leaded gasoline was safe. * Mining companies claiming asbestos was safe. ...and a gazillion similar episodes. At this point, it seems absolutely insane to trust any large industry's claims that their products are safe.
- bluGill 10mo agoHarmless compared to random genitic mutation which happens all the time and is never studied. only gmo is held to any standard at all, when other forms of genetic change are held to any standard we can ask if one is better - but for now even the most biased corporate study is better than the alternatives.
- downrightmike 10mo agoGMOs aren't toxic chemicals, two distinct things