FYI ICYMI: YES, agree w every word. On the other hand, GMOs, at some levels, should have some level of public discourse and debate. For example, glyphosate (Monsantos RoundUp) resistant crops have raised public concerns, and despite some awful scientific evidence that has been solidly ridiculed in the scientific community, along with solid scientific studies that show no correlation (let alone causation) between human health and glyphosate exposure (see this, this, and this), excessive use of pesticides frighten people. Personally, I can buy into certain arguments against GMOs. For example, I think that monoculture agriculture is extremely susceptible to an introduced or novel pest, which could be devastating to our food supply. I am also concerned about certain unintended consequences such as evolved pest resistance (but then again this has been a war since the first day genetic modification occurred 10,000 years ago), lower crop productivity, or other issues. So far, science hasnt uncovered any problems so far, so theres that.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 23:07:19 +0000
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