OMFGscience

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   by OMFGscience 10y ago

   There's nothing specific to GMOs that makes them patentable. Hybrid seeds can be patented, irradiated seeds can be patented, both of which are allowed to be labeled as organic.
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   by OMFGscience 10y ago

   I didn't. But there's no evidence that any approved GMOs are harmful in any way.
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   by OMFGscience 10y ago

   The issue is that there's no scientific reason to be opposed to GMOs. They're perfectly safe to eat and not worse for the environment. The organic lobby has successfully demonized GMOs to the general population, and now they want
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   by OMFGscience 11y ago

   Computer scientists rediscover punctuated equilibrium?
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   by OMFGscience 12y ago

   Obviously we don't actually need a superintelligence to make paper clips, it's just an example to illustrate that an AI won't do what you want it to do if you program its motivations incorrectly. If you haven't program