Say "NO" to GMO!
KMCbluestar
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Omgsh i learnt a lot about GMO's today. They are absolutely horrible! Does anyone agree?
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No, I don't agree.0
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There's a lot to learn. More than one days worth, for sure. That said, there are several GMO groups on here, if you want to keep learning.0
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This talk is a must see! My how our food supply is changing. What to do?
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152500412443202&id=101949068201&ref=bookmark0 -
What's so horrible about GMO's exactly?
Hopefully you don't ever need to take insulin, a genetically modified bacteria is used to make it.
eta: I don't mean to come off as snarky, but having my BS in biology it often gets me riled up when people attack GMOs and generally have no solid evidence backing up their claims other than biased documentaries and websites with an agenda.
Without GMOs there would be an even larger gap in those who go hungry and don't have enough food to eat. Farmers are being driven to grow more food than ever on less land than ever, without GMOs that would be impossible. Oh yeah, those fruits and vegetables you (probably) love, wouldn't be half the size without genetic modification.0 -
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Scientific consensus says yes. GMOs are regarded as safe for both people and the environment and there is a lot of fear mongering out there.0
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The science on the GMOs is good.
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I have to agree with MTDDS180
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If you watch the video in the link I posted above, she talks about the different patented seeds. There are seeds which will only germinate if they are fertilized with monsanto's fertilizer. This only profits the mega corporations, not the farmers or the consumer. Other countries are not allowing some of the modifications to food that we see in the US until they are proved harmless. Since the early 90's the FDA has been giving the go ahead to food GMOs on the premise that they are safe until proven dangerous. Many people with gluten sensitivity find that when they go to Europe, they do not react as badly to wheat products.0
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WheaIf you watch the video in the link I posted above, she talks about the different patented seeds. There are seeds which will only germinate if they are fertilized with monsanto's fertilizer. This only profits the mega corporations, not the farmers or the consumer. Other countries are not allowing some of the modifications to food that we see in the US until they are proved harmless. Since the early 90's the FDA has been giving the go ahead to food GMOs on the premise that they are safe until proven dangerous. Many people with gluten sensitivity find that when they go to Europe, they do not react as badly to wheat products.
Wheat is not GMO. So your last sentence makes no sense. Wheat is not GMO anywhere.
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WheaIf you watch the video in the link I posted above, she talks about the different patented seeds. There are seeds which will only germinate if they are fertilized with monsanto's fertilizer. This only profits the mega corporations, not the farmers or the consumer. Other countries are not allowing some of the modifications to food that we see in the US until they are proved harmless. Since the early 90's the FDA has been giving the go ahead to food GMOs on the premise that they are safe until proven dangerous. Many people with gluten sensitivity find that when they go to Europe, they do not react as badly to wheat products.
Wheat is not GMO. So your last sentence makes no sense. Wheat is not GMO anywhere.
It's not just the last sentence, it's all nonsense.
Take a farking science course idjits.-1 -
Are you kidding?! It is GMO and barely resembles "the staff of life" the wheat we knew in biblical times.0
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No I don't agree.0
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I love GMOs.0
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It's just my opinion but the things I found out about GMO's aren't the greatest for you.-1
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Are you kidding?! It is GMO and barely resembles "the staff of life" the wheat we knew in biblical times.
That is true. Farmers over time modified wheat. One hundred years ago, people were eating a wheat that was different from what people ate two thousand years ago. What is your point?
(At this time there is no [zero] GMO commercially grown wheat.)
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Eh. No concern here.0
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If you watch the video in the link I posted above, she talks about the different patented seeds. There are seeds which will only germinate if they are fertilized with monsanto's fertilizer. This only profits the mega corporations, not the farmers or the consumer. Other countries are not allowing some of the modifications to food that we see in the US until they are proved harmless. Since the early 90's the FDA has been giving the go ahead to food GMOs on the premise that they are safe until proven dangerous. Many people with gluten sensitivity find that when they go to Europe, they do not react as badly to wheat products.
The bolded part I agree with. Monsanto is a big bully -- paying off politicians, taking small farmers to court, . . ..
Their food itself is safe to eat.
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Nope, I'm cool with GMOS.0
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There are problems with GM foods and the hybridization of wheat has made people sicker. I don't see how GM corn and soybeans are helping with world hunger, but it is clear that mega corporations are profiting. There are much more efficient ways of farming then splicing genes in a lab and then mono-cropping that frankenfood.-1
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KMCbluestar wrote: »It's just my opinion but the things I found out about GMO's aren't the greatest for you.
You are doing fine by finding out and learning stuff.
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If you watch the video in the link I posted above, she talks about the different patented seeds. There are seeds which will only germinate if they are fertilized with monsanto's fertilizer. This only profits the mega corporations, not the farmers or the consumer. Other countries are not allowing some of the modifications to food that we see in the US until they are proved harmless. Since the early 90's the FDA has been giving the go ahead to food GMOs on the premise that they are safe until proven dangerous. Many people with gluten sensitivity find that when they go to Europe, they do not react as badly to wheat products.
The bolded part I agree with. Monsanto is a big bully -- paying off politicians, taking small farmers to court, . . ..
Their food itself is safe to eat.
Agreed. The scientific consensus at present is that GMO food is safe for human consumption. Disliking Monsanto's business practices is a separate issue.0 -
Norman Ernest Borlaug
My niece is all over the GMO thing like white on rice. She goes to rallies, watches "documentaries" *snicker*, and reads lots of self fulfilling articles about the horrors of GMO's.
Smokes the hell out of the most genetically modified plant in the world however.
http://geneticliteracyproject.org/2013/10/08/with-2000-global-studies-confirming-safety-gm-foods-among-most-analyzed-subject-in-science/
If you actually value learning this article shows links to actual studies. Not conclusions based on bias and force fed through a "documentary" with zero balance, zero critical thinking, and zero grounding in the real world.
But scared people are easier to control.0 -
I try to avoid consuming large amounts of GMOs.0
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If you watch the video in the link I posted above, she talks about the different patented seeds. There are seeds which will only germinate if they are fertilized with monsanto's fertilizer. This only profits the mega corporations, not the farmers or the consumer. Other countries are not allowing some of the modifications to food that we see in the US until they are proved harmless. Since the early 90's the FDA has been giving the go ahead to food GMOs on the premise that they are safe until proven dangerous. Many people with gluten sensitivity find that when they go to Europe, they do not react as badly to wheat products.
The bolded part I agree with. Monsanto is a big bully -- paying off politicians, taking small farmers to court, . . ..
Their food itself is safe to eat.
This. I am 1000% fine with the actual science. I pretty much hate the politics and environmental implications.0 -
Nope, I'm not that worried about it.0
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^^^I agree the person who understands the science behind it.What's so horrible about GMO's exactly?
Hopefully you don't ever need to take insulin, a genetically modified bacteria is used to make it.
eta: I don't mean to come off as snarky, but having my BS in biology it often gets me riled up when people attack GMOs and generally have no solid evidence backing up their claims other than biased documentaries and websites with an agenda.
Without GMOs there would be an even larger gap in those who go hungry and don't have enough food to eat. Farmers are being driven to grow more food than ever on less land than ever, without GMOs that would be impossible. Oh yeah, those fruits and vegetables you (probably) love, wouldn't be half the size without genetic modification.
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So, they splice soil bacterial DNA with corn DNA to make it weed resistant and fish DNA with strawberries to make it frost resistant. This would never happen on its own in nature. Scientific studies are often flawed especially when so many special interests are involved. Allergies and autoimmune diseases are on the rise big time. I know correlation is not causation, but show me a really good study on how safe GMOs are, please.-1
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