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48. You really want to go there? How's the health ofAmerica's children since the introduction of gmos?

Wed May 30, 2012, 03:30 PM

May 2012

Is a visible natural selection process underway as a consequence of the novel environmental challenges posed by biotech food?

Humans did NOT evolve with these patented (therefore NEW) consumed products, and yet adequate animal feeding studies were NOT performed as they were designated "substantially equivalent," hence, &quot GRAS) generally regarded as safe."

Pretzel logic.

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Anti-GM protesters kept from tearing up wheat crop by police [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

It's hard to have symptathy for idiots who attack publically funded research institutes. enki23 May 2012 #1

It's not hare for me. zeemike May 2012 #3

And atuism nuts "feel" that vaccines are evil. So what? enki23 May 2012 #4

No one forces you to take the vaccine zeemike May 2012 #5

I wasn't aware "public funded institutions" were such a monolith. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #7

It doesn't kill aphids - it's like an aphid 'alarm' phermone muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #27

Plants produce all kinds of defensive chemicals. Scientists study them for effects on human health. yellowcanine May 2012 #49

Your factually grounded argment is persuasive. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #6

100% agree. n/t rayofreason May 2012 #9

+1 (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #13

Oh, please, don't mislead. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #17

This research is in the UK. What does the FDA and Washington DC NickB79 May 2012 #23

Big business, altruism? Read this reporting, though it sounds like a fictional political thriller. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #25

NOTE: Posts #23 and #25 refer to Dr. Arpad Pusztai's work in the UK described in post #18. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #45

Suppression of science free of conflict of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpad_Pusztai proverbialwisdom May 2012 #18

Another grossly misleading oversimplification. Not up to speed? FORBES on the CDC here. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #20

Keep your pollen out of my fields! Jeffreytaos May 2012 #10

Welcome Jeffery... zeemike May 2012 #12

So can I sue my neighbors for their grass pollen? Igel May 2012 #15

Bingo, but only if you own the pollen patent. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #34

Correction: they could sue YOU for their pollen on your property if they own the pollen patent. proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #57

Yep. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #8

Research? Jeffreytaos May 2012 #11

Is all bold the new all caps? (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #14

I was wondering the same thing... KansDem May 2012 #50

DU is not ready for the massive power of bold + caps. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #52

Science that some people don't support = not really science? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #26

The Grahamites are staging a field burning. Someone inform AgriGen Scootaloo May 2012 #2

Bring your kink-spring guns. NickB79 May 2012 #24

I was hoping it wouldn't fly over everyone's head! Scootaloo Jun 2012 #55

Read the headline.... James48 May 2012 #16

More here: http://taketheflourback.org/ proverbialwisdom May 2012 #19

Obama to unveil plan for helping African farmers may3rd May 2012 #22

Sad. "We know that their primary goal is not anybody’s food security but their own bottom line." proverbialwisdom May 2012 #31

Again, "Unlike big companies, small-scale women farmers do NOT grab millions of acres of land proverbialwisdom May 2012 #32

He can't have it both ways. Either help Africa or help agribusiness, but they're mutually exclusive WriteWrong May 2012 #43

Is this a Monsanto lab experiment destined to african farmers? may3rd May 2012 #21

Says enhanced to fight aphids, hence it makes its own bug spray, hence, yeah Monsanto, bemildred May 2012 #28

No, it makes the natural bug "ew, don't eat this" scent that 400 other plants already do. boppers May 2012 #29

I think a lot of people are not interested in the science 4th law of robotics May 2012 #30

A lot of people had poor science educations. boppers May 2012 #33

Nice summary of absence of consensus among FDA scientists described in 2001 legal brief at link. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #35

FUD boppers May 2012 #40

Fear, uncertainty, doubt? How about independent FDA scientists being overruled by bureaucrats? proverbialwisdom May 2012 #41

Kooks don't get to run the show. boppers May 2012 #42

They already are running the show ... Nihil May 2012 #44

Selection is a slow method to find vertical mutations, variants, and interesting gene transfers. boppers May 2012 #46

I apologise. Nihil May 2012 #47

We argue in many ways. boppers May 2012 #54

You really want to go there? How's the health ofAmerica's children since the introduction of gmos? proverbialwisdom May 2012 #48

The kids are fat, happy, and able to survive a famine. boppers May 2012 #53

Not really selection vs injection. yellowcanine May 2012 #51

Roundup-ready crops do NOT fight weeds. They resist being poisoned by a broad-spectrum herbicide WriteWrong May 2012 #38

You are correct about "Roundup(c)(TM)" crops being resistant to an herbicide. boppers May 2012 #39

Senate defeats attempt to study genetically engineered salmon. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #36

That's what they get for confusing a protest with an action WriteWrong May 2012 #37

5/23/12 Press Release: American Medical Association Considers GMO Labels proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #56

The cavalry is coming. proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #58

"...AMA delegates decided to refer this resolution to a committee that would review recent science." proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #59