Brainfade Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science/sorry-hipsters-organic-kale-genetically-modified-food-180952656/?no-ist Sorry Hipsters, That Organic Kale Is a Genetically Modified Food And those juicy red grapefruits are mutants created by radiation exposure By David Newland smithsonian.com September 10, 2014 Food has become a battleground, and one of the fiercest fights involves genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. With the aid of genetic engineering, we have created corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops with specific genes that help them resist pests, diseases and herbicides. Supporters trumpet the reduced costs and increased yields, especially in the developing world. They also point to the ability of GMOs to prevent diseases from ruining entire industries, such as Hawaiian papayas and Florida oranges. “When we put a gene in a plant, we know exactly where it goes, we know what it does and we actually can measure on a whole genome basis if it affects any other gene,†argues Robert Goldberg, a plant molecular biologist at the University of California, Los Angeles.
moniker Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 Is it really proven to be unhealthy? Laypersons are definitely going to get scared by using terms like genetically modified food or mutation breeding. It's ironical that one trusts science to know what food is safe for them, or take help when they suffer from an ailment, but is skeptical about science when it comes up with new technology to aid food production.
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