Virus DNA hidden in GMO crops

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62. Of course they're using biology.

Come on now. Let's not descend into specious argument here.

I don't know anything about this so-called gene gun. I will look into it.

But inserting genes into an organism cannot be done by "shooting" AFAIK. You have to uncouple a strand of DNA, add a segment, and couple it back up. It's actually much more complex than that, but that's the basic process.

But regardless of how you insert genes -- the methodology is irrelevant -- new genes are not inherently bad because nature does it all the time. The way nature does it is randomly and a new gene persists in the population when that gene gives a breeding advantage.

With GMO, specific genes with specific, desired phenotypic effects are inserted. That's the only difference between nature and GMO. That genomic difference is inherently benign, just like it would be in nature.

There is nothing inherently different between nature and GMO except for the method of selection.

Should GMO be regulated? You betcha!

Should companies using GMO be regulated? You betcha.

Should Monsanto be horsewhipped? A thousand times or more, you betcha.

Is GMO inherently dangerous? Nope!