Poll

gmo?

forget yes
6 (66.7%)
yes
0 (0%)
durr
1 (11.1%)
no
2 (22.2%)
forget no
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

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We never tested the things that ended up being mistakes, there are thousands of studies on GMOs
I am willing to bet that 13 years from now that some woman will have developed colon cancer and sue one of those GMO companies then the media will make a big deal out of it. Whether the food she ate was the cause of her cancer, a poor diet, or what the doctors and so called experts say. Doesn't matter how many secondary sources you can throw at people. Some issue will come up in the future, it always does and people like you will be there to say otherwise. Like a spinning wheel.

Knowledge is power, let the consumer decide what they want to consume.

I don't worry about GMOs as long as they taste good.

Personally, I see the biggest problem with GMOs is that they sometimes remove nutritional value from food. That sucks.

Personally, I see the biggest problem with GMOs is that they sometimes remove nutritional value from food.
Except they don't

Personally, I see the biggest problem with GMOs is that they sometimes remove nutritional value from food. That sucks.
they add nutritional value

that's one of the reasons they use them



they add nutritional value

that's one of the reasons they use them
Sorry, not buying it. You're telling me that modifying food to remove the seeds adds nutritional value? Or are you and I just not on the same page here?

Sorry, not buying it. You're telling me that modifying food to remove the seeds adds nutritional value? Or are you and I just not on the same page here?

Two problems here. One:
The whole idea of a 1-generation seed that goes sterile after planting was actually proposed and thrown out by Monsanto. The only reason people still like to pretend it was a thing is because it's great ammunition against big agriculture companies. The only problem is that it never happened.

Two, there's far more than can be done with genetic engineering. Possibly the biggest example of food that is engineered to be more nutritional is golden rice, which is a normal rice breed with an added gene for beta-carotene, a vitamin A precursor. The corn thus produces nutrients that it normally wouldn't, making it more nutritional.
GMO foods can also increase yield in many ways, reducing the cost of foods, or allowing them to better survive in areas (different temperature, water levels, salinty, etc) where they otherwise wouldn't, helping to feed impoverished areas.

Genetic modification exists outside of agriculture, too. For example, the insulin used as a supplement by diabetics is produced by bacteria with the human insulin gene added

Two problems here. One:
Two, there's far more than can be done with genetic engineering. Possibly the biggest example of food that is engineered to be more nutritional is golden rice, which is a normal rice breed with an added gene for beta-carotene, a vitamin A precursor. The corn thus produces nutrients that it normally wouldn't, making it more nutritional.
GMO foods can also increase yield in many ways, reducing the cost of foods, or allowing them to better survive in areas (different temperature, water levels, salinty, etc) where they otherwise wouldn't, helping to feed impoverished areas.
We'll that's all fine and dandy and whatnot, but I still prefer my fresh, 100% real food anyway. Have you compared a GMO tomato to a locally or garden grown one? There's no contest. Same way when it comes to watermelon, apples, grapes, oranges, green beans, kale - the list goes on.

and then the winter freeze forgets up your home garden

Have you compared a GMO tomato to a locally or garden grown one?
I'm afraid it doesn't just work like that, there are far too many factors that will affect the plant to be able to do a fair comparison

We'll that's all fine and dandy and whatnot, but I still prefer my fresh, 100% real food anyway. Have you compared a GMO tomato to a locally or garden grown one? There's no contest. Same way when it comes to watermelon, apples, grapes, oranges, green beans, kale - the list goes on.
You would not be able to tell the difference given the two.

and then the winter freeze forgets up your home garden
Two words
Green House

I'm afraid it doesn't just work like that, there are far too many factors that will affect the plant to be able to do a fair comparison
You would not be able to tell the difference given the two.
Except I've done this several times myself from various sources. Not to mention, I have heard many people say the same thing.