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I'm not saying Monsanto has done anything at all, but it would be odd if they didn't tweak their product a little.

• leoedin 13y ago
  The meaning of your comment isn't particularly clear. Monsanto (and other GM crop developers) have tweaked their product. They've played with the genetics to make it roundup resistant or give it other desirable characteristics. They're pretty open about that. To argue that GM crops have health implications for humans is to argue that GM crops contain harmful chemicals at levels higher than their natural counterparts. As far as I'm aware, there's no evidence pointing towards this. Genetic modifications made to crops are done with a particular purpose in mind, and normally only involve very slight modifications to the existing crop's genetic makup. Given how widely distributed GM crops are and the level of scrutiny applied to the process, any harmful chemicals introduced as a result of the GM process would be noticed.
  • Mordor 13y ago
    Biology is more complex than a list of good vs bad chemicals, so you're assertion that GM crops are OK if you can't find any harmful chemicals doesn't hold up. We really need long term human trials and these aren't being done at all. Ria is trying to achieve this in fruit flies, which is better than nothing. Just watch the reaction of the media and GM manufacturers to her work, this should be telling ;-)