Posted by CenTex Farmall on May 19, 2016 at 08:27:08 from (72.105.164.77):
In Reply to: Re: Good News on GMO posted by sotxbill on May 19, 2016 at 06:34:52:
Well, not quite.
GMO is where they can take a gene of DNA from one species and splice it into the DNA of a totally different species. That is something you could never get with selective breeding and hybrids.
Is it bad to eat? Probably not. Corn is still corn. I think the downside is unpredictable response from the environment in the way of forcing target organisms to drastically evolve. Look at the roundup resistant Pigweed we are now battling.
It's a lot like overuse of antibiotics in humans. Look at how hospitals are wrestling with MRSA. When you kill 99% of the bacteria, the 1% that survives is the really tough stuff. Same with weeds.
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