Dodging the Negative Reaction To GE Crops

BINC writes "Wired has an article up today entitled 'Selective Breeding Gets Modern.'" From the article: "Genetically modified food has gotten a chilly reception from consumers, especially in Europe and Asia. Just last week, Japan suspended imports of American long-grain rice after authorities discovered that a genetically modified variety had accidentally mixed with conventional rice. To skirt such problems altogether, biotech companies are creating superior plants using genetics technology that is advanced but which falls short of grafting genes from one organism into another."

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Re:Someone remind me...

[legoburner]

I would say the main problem is that 70-100% of all GM crops are controlled by one company (monsanto). They only provide crops which are not able to breed and have a 'terminator gene' which means every year you need to buy new seed from them. This gene has cross pollinated with some wild crops causing them to die out in areas around some GM farms. They are very oppressive with their IP and have patented specific genes and processes including common breeding techniques for pigs, granting ownership of those pigs to monsanto (in 160 countries). So yes, the main problem is that most of the GM crops are controlled by one very unethical monopoly.