Comments on: GMO Foods: Super Solution or Franken Future?

By: hedda

hedda — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:30:00 +0000

BAN the stuff! this is one reason I buy all organic. Im allergic to so many foods already, I never know whats causing my reactions when I don’t eat organic. I have a lot of friends with the same problem, and it’s a growing one. Do people really not see the connection between the rise of allergies and the rise of modified and engineered EVERYTHING? nature is the way it is for a reason. Humans should leave it alone.

By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Cracking The Code

Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Cracking The Code — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:59:24 +0000

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By: Stella

Stella — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:02:48 +0000

like minded individuals - businesses etc need to collaborate. Interested?

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:42:53 +0000

I am reminded of the lawsuit in which Monsanto sued a Canadian farmer for violating their patent rights. He had grown Canola for 40 years (non-GMO). Apparently, Monsanto’s GMO canola from neighboring farms cross-pollinated with his crops when the winds blew, leaving much of his crop containing the GMO gene. Monsanto sued him because he “violated their patent rights” even though he had done nothing to plant their seeds and, in fact, wanted nothing to do with their GMO seeds. He eventually won, but it shows how easily the GMO crops can contaminate other “clean” crops.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:39:32 +0000

It is a much more complicated than that, Cheryl. Banning it in the United States says nothing as to what the rest of the world does. My biggest concern is the loss of biodiversity due to a few multi-nationals literally owning the rights to lines of fruits and vegetables. It is now legal to own the genetic sequence of living organisms. And with big money behind them they could effectively diminish to the point of no return the diversity of food available in the biosphere. With that said, if this (and other) problems could be effectively mitigated why not use science to create answers to a growing number of problems that exist - most notably feeding a population that is growing at exponential rates and already existing famine and hunger that exists across the planet.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:33:34 +0000

Genetically modified food should be banned altogether. It just isn’t natural. We are going to get ourselves into a world of hurt messing around with this stuff.