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Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products by bdamm on Monday November 07, 2016 @02:15PM (#12893975)
A somewhat specious argument, as many foods have undergone the ultimate trial of sustaining people for millennia.
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Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products by Kalium on Monday November 07, 2016 @02:19PM (#12894027)
The species in general have. I think you'll find most modern strains have not been double-blind tested for a century.

Modern dwarf wheat strains, for instance, date from the 70s or so.

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Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products by KingMob on Monday November 07, 2016 @03:21PM (#12894675)
An excellent argument for being dubious of modern cultivars.
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Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products by Kalium on Monday November 07, 2016 @04:11PM (#12895158)
If people are willing to apply the same standards uniformly, I'm OK with it. I suspect that's not actually the case for most people, though. GMOs are seen by many as a special case deserving of infinite scrutiny.
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