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New Study Confirms Safety of GM Crops
New submitter ChromeAeonium writes "Much like vaccines and evolution, there exists a great disparity between the scientific consensus and the public perceptions of the safety of genetically engineered crops. A previous study from France, which was later dismissed by the EFSA, FSANZ, and the French High Council of Biotechnologies, claiming to have found abnormalities in the organs of animals fed GM diets by analyzing three previous studies was discussed on Slashdot. However, a new study, also out of France, claims the opposite is true, that GM crops are unlikely to pose health risks (translation of original in French). Looking at 24 long-term and multi-generational studies on insect resistant and herbicide tolerant plants, the study states, 'The studies reviewed present evidence to show that GM plants are nutritionally equivalent to their non-GM counterparts and can be safely used in food and feed.' Although it is impossible to prove a negative, and while every GM crop must be individually evaluated as genetic engineering is a process not a product, perhaps this study will help to ease the fears of genetically engineered food and foster a more scientific discussion on the role of agricultural biotechnology."
Personally I would never eat peas after Mendel had his hands on them.
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Your science does not confirm my preconceived notions! I will reject it out of hand and dismiss you as sheep. SHEEEEP!
Way to go Obongo! You bail out GM and now they're MAKING CROPS because they can't MAKE CARS. POINTLESS.
Now I'm going to go back to drinking my rumpelmintz and hydrocodone, you insensitive spawn!
To be fair to the grandparent, glowing peas would be pretty awesome and if someone is not trying to splice firefly and pea DNA to achieve this then I think we should be looking hard at the genetics community and asking 'why not?'
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The study goes on to say that failed attempts at a first post can harm your karma.
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But then how will I know which carrots will have their transmission blow after five years?
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