The problem is GMO is an arbitrary distinction similar to labelling food "organic". There is no clear definition of GMO because almost everything we eat has bee

The problem is GMO is an arbitrary distinction similar to labelling food "organic". There is no clear definition of GMO because almost everything we eat has been genetically modified by humans. Corn, wheat, cows, pigs, chickens and all domesticated crops and livestock exist due to genetic modification by humans, they are genetically modified organisms, now we are simply arguing over how their genes are being modified not if. So when someone says GMO it assumed to be what exactly? Targeted gene inertion? Mutagenesis? What about marker assisted breeding? Each one of these is a continuum of progression from "conventional" breeding. All of them are human induced genetic modification, drawing the line at say targeted gene insertion is arbitrary. More details on the problems with defining and classifying food as GMO can be found here: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5102656 http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC510...