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Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study by Dma54rhs on Monday February 07, 2022 @12:59AM (#30240974)
I don't but we've been doing generical modification by trying to put two random things plants together since dawn of times.
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Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study by hutzlibu on Monday February 07, 2022 @06:05AM (#30243134)
Yes - and this is also what happens in nature all the time. Only slower and random.

And surprise: many plants are poisenous. And even with the slow method of natural breeding, poisenous traits can creep back in. The potential and speed of GMO methods is just way higher. For good and also bad results. So it is not the same.

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Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study by Dma54rhs on Monday February 07, 2022 @03:34PM (#30250669)
Right, and GMOs are much more targeted engineering. It's the same bs of "we don't know the future side effects in 30 years" scaremongering of anti vaxxers.

Just like with vaccines having plenty of resistant food so people don't starve far overvalue whatever little side effects you might get.

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Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study by hutzlibu on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @01:14AM (#30255441)
"GMOs are much more targeted engineering."

It is, but with a technology, that is not fully understood.

Or is it fully known for example, why cloned animals live far shorter, than the original? Not as far, as I am aware.

Also, GMO is mainly criticized for its combination with pesticides. The people who believe it damages their souls, are not many.

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