GMO often changes one thing at a time (i.e. modifies one gene). While the classical approach of breeding plants for desired traits modifies 100s if not 1000s of

GMO often changes one thing at a time (i.e. modifies one gene). While the classical approach of breeding plants for desired traits modifies 100s if not 1000s of genes at the same time. GMO is simpler to understand and test for that reason alone. I.e. one change with unit testing or random mutation leading to 100s of changes and only testing in production (where patching happens by spraying lots of chemicals on the plant after...) The second reason is that those large private corporations like to make profits so disable a second gene to make sure the plant can't reproduce by itself. In other words the biggest ecological disaster is rampant spreading of the plant which is a commercial disaster for the corporation as well. Don't assume that the food you eat today is at all natural. It has been transformed in ways you don't expect, e.g. wheat is a 3 genome plant. Those transformations at time had humongous ecological impact.