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In reply to the discussion: GMO's are they safe? There is no way to be sure yet...there are no absolutes in young science... [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)67. Yes, actually.
First, this is wrong:
But consider that the genes that were spliced already exist.
Nope. We've also made new ones.
Why did the gene that controls resistance to dehydration in the lizard not evolve in the grains involved?
Because it didn't. You are treating evolution as if it's directed. That's wrong. You can not assume there is a reason, since evolution is random.
Could it trigger other processes, or effect the environment in ways that are maladaptive?
If we just put the gene in and then spread the seeds over large swaths of the planet, there could be a danger.
That isn't what happens.
Instead, the new GMO is first grown in a controlled environment to see if the desired effect has been introduced. Additionally, the scientists look for unexpected results. But since they chose what genes to insert, completely unexpected results are extremely rare.
Then additional generations are grown to measure viability and compare it to the previous version of the organism - your evil seed conglomerate wouldn't have much business if they produced products that did not grow as advertised.
Then if successful, it is marketed to farmers.
Can you guarantee that the Large Hadron Collider won't destroy the universe? Sure, the scientists involved in the project claim it's safe, along with virtually every other physicist, but there's other people claiming it will trigger a chain reaction that will destroy all matter in the universe. So clearly we stopped the project before it annihilated everything......or perhaps people make claims on subjects they really don't understand.
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GMO's are they safe? There is no way to be sure yet...there are no absolutes in young science... [View all]
Drew Richards
Aug 2014
OP
And your suspecting comes from assuming (virtually) every combination has been tried
jeff47
Aug 2014
#62
How many times do you like explaining to people that women should be paid the same as men?
jeff47
Aug 2014
#6
No, I'm not. The GMO producers are. They're clearly terrified of the results independent
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#71
Just because the funding is independent doesn't mean the research wasn't restricted
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#74
And in Europe they have decided, based on the evidence that you reject, to strictly regulate GMO's.
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#84
Oh right. Because all those European scientists are suffering from irrational fear.
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#87
no but to be fair im willing to take a look...only thing that bothers me is the whois lookup
Drew Richards
Aug 2014
#14
Which is why you read the journal articles instead of trusting the web site. (nt)
jeff47
Aug 2014
#15
You think that a transglobal corporate monster like Monsanto should be allowed
Peace Patriot
Aug 2014
#56
I am not talking about the biological cross breeding through biological invito or standard
Drew Richards
Aug 2014
#66
How about this ~ stop rendering food producing areas infertile, and improve the waste factor?
Zorra
Aug 2014
#91
I agree completely I just hope we proceed with caution and transparency as you say...
Drew Richards
Aug 2014
#78