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The "facts" you say? What facts. How about you prove to me that GMO products are safe for human consumption?
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After reading my posts, I can see how someone might think I am supportive of GMO. Actually I am pretty blank on the subject, and in fact, a littlebit sceptical. More so after hearing from Mike and Momoese.
My questions are meant to provoke (wich leads to good discussions), and not necessarly representing how I feel on the subject.
The question is, is there a possibillity that there can be produced a GMO that is proved perfectly safe to eat, no threat to the environment, invindsable to all disease, and unbeatable in forms of yield? Would such a crop be worth the effort of research? Or should research on GMO stop alltogether and be replaced with traditional breeding?
My true personal opinion on the subject is that GM is fine as long as these factors are 110% certain. But the bottom line is that it never will be, and proving such a claim would be impossible. And if you could, the masses would still be sceptical. The market as a whole doesn't want GMO either. So I'd rather be happy eating ice-cream, lacatan, or even nibble on a pitogo if Cavendish should disappear for good.
By the way, anyone here involved in breeding of bananas experimentally or professionally?