Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products
by Al-Khwarizmi on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @04:21AM
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This. I have no concerns about my personal health when eating GMO, but the practices you describe are deeply harmful for humanity. I will avoid GMOs until sterile seeds, patented genes and the like are outlawed.
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Re:We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products
by ptaipale on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @03:19PM
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Sterile seeds are not really made/sold. Patented genes are nothing specific to GMO: varieties developed in "traditional" ways are also patented.
The reasons you cite for avoiding GMOs are really completely non-issues.
("Traditional" ways, non-GMO, mean things like induced mutagenesis: expose seeds to radiation, poisons and other carcinogens; then wait for mutations, pick a few, and cross-breed. You don't know what happened, but somehow that's supposed to be good, better than an engineered change.)