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 Member 56 Level 24.48 Mar 2006 
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I don't want man-made genes escaping into the eco-system at large. I don't want farmers in third world countries having to buy new grain annually from corporations because they have been engineered to be sterile. They may grow better in worse conditions, but it isn't worth it. There's also the potential for super strains of fungus, bacteria and insects to evolve that can attack these disease-resistant crops and ravage normal ones. There are already modified crops that can resist weedkiller such as RoundUp, meaning that american farmers are able to dump tons more poison onto their fields without harming yields. I don't think that would benefit the environment in the long run.
It's highly unlikely that ingested modified DNA can enter into the cells of the human body, so i'm not worried about that. It's all the other problems associated with GM crops that concern me. Europe has made the right decision here. Jam it back in, in the dark.  |
Member 56 Level 24.48 Mar 2006
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GM foods are any foods you can buy containing genetically modified material. Just about everything you eat contains something that has been grown in a field (a crop), with the exception of purely animal-derived ingredients.
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Member 56 Level 24.48 Mar 2006
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Oh I see, so as long as it's not in "my back yard" I shouldn't care? Maybe you don't mind if someone else has to carry the can for the things done in another country, but I do. We all live on one planet with a single eco-system, and if we do somehow screw it up (in addition to the other ways we are already damaging it) we won't survive.
Your argument about underage drinking is spurious. I'm just surprised that it isn't as clear as crystal to you that food is made primarily from crops, and that the country of origin makes no difference to that fact, and to the potential of environmental contamination. The only way your statement would make sense would be if GM foods were created from wholly synthetic man-made products, in which case a distinction could be made. However, they aren't - all foods are made from either normal or genetically modified plants and animals. Since GM animals are much easier to contain, the main issue is with GM plants (crops) cross pollenating with natural ones and therefore contaminating them. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
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