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Originally Posted by bigdog
How did I get to be the one with the "Dark Side" input? Somehow that labels me as a villain for pointing out that GMOs aren't the evil danger that some would have us believe? I said before, I support organic gardening, and even practice it here in my own backyard. And I support GMOs. I support food! Is there a way to breed a soybean or corn that is resistant to Roundup? I'm all for it if there is! Is there a way to breed a plant to glow when planted over TNT? I'm listening!
The GMO industry is Nazis? Funny, all this time I thought it was some scientists searching for ways to better improve ways of farming and improving plants. Roundup Ready plants have saved farmers in this country countless $$$. Do they really want to enslave us and take over the world? WHAT? Am I missing something here?
I don't mean to criticize bias - just pointing it out. When doing research papers, they teach you to look for "scholarly" papers for your research. They tell you that if you want to use a website for your research, make sure that it is an unbiased one. A website that is clearly biased will tell you anything that furthers their own cause. Period.
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The problem I see with plants that have been engineered to resist herbicides is that they most likely have been exposed to those chemical herbicides and have them in or on them when they make it to market. I don't see that as very healthy. Think of it like this, would you want to take a spoonful of roundup with your veggies at supper time? I think I'd support GMO and think it could be a good thing if the crops are sterile and cant lend their genes to wild or not so wild relatives. I think more benign uses of gmo would be to incorporate genes that improve the nutritional content of certain food crops. Like for example, maybe a type of corn or wheat that has twice the protein content.
I don't know if these are gmo or not, but it is interesting...
http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/Ras/02-154sum.html
