Best Posts in Thread: GMO's

They did a study on millions of cows, and found that they were not affected at all by GMOs.

I can ask many people what a GMO is, and many won't even know where it comes about. In truth, GMOs have been used since long before genetic engineering and predates our understanding on how to use restrictive enzymes to cut/paste favorable traits in the DNA of our crops. Cross pollination is a natural method of creating a GMO. The idea of being able to rip into the DNA of an organism and take out unfavorable traits and/or add favorable traits seems to strike fear in people. Believe me... bio-engineering involving the modification of DNA offers no major hazard because it's impossible to accidentally add something that can harm you. By the slim chance that they mess up a DNA modification, bio-engineers would immediately see the problem and not release the crop to the public.

You are able to make crops last longer, grow bigger, and even add nutrients inside them. An example would be a common genetic modification on tomatoes which includes removing an enzyme that causes them to go soft. There is nothing new added, but people seem to be scared of it because they don't understand it. The tomato is just as healthy as before, but it now has the benefit of lasting longer.

The problem here is lack of education. I've heard the dumbest claims going as for as "radioactivity" and "deadly chemicals" involved with GMOs. Literally, anyone with a basic understanding of how genetic modification works will tell you that GMOs don't cause the health problems that people are so worried about. I bet most people against GMOs don't even know what a restriction enzyme is, let alone how GMOs affect people and animals.

Now... to be on the fair side. I'm concerned with only one thing about GMOs. Pesticides. Pesticides that are grown as a result of GMO organisms pose a threat to our ecosystem... particularly that of the honey bee. Humans and animals can safely consume the crops, but unsuspecting insects wouldn't be so lucky. If we can do aware with the pesticide enriched GMOs, then there is literally no threat to allowing GMOs.

It's like someone being scared of drinking a clear liquid even though scientists can confirm it's just water.

 

If it weren't for GMOs, y'all wouldn't be eating