Your opinion.............
Neil DeGrasse On GMO's.
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Your opinion.............
A bit disingenuous.
GTFOH.....
I get it but its gone nuts at this point. There is a difference between slightly modifying seed output and now creating a fruit that lasts 10 years with no refrigeration.
Do remember that he is now a celebrity
I get it but its gone nuts at this point. There is a difference between slightly modifying seed output and now creating a fruit that lasts 10 years with no refrigeration.
Do remember that he is now a celebrity
While he's right that while the intentions probably to modify foods were there to make things better, so to speak, he does not account for the numerous health related issues that come from GMO over a long term to the human diet. Who gives a shit if they modify a flower, we don't eat that, but when you have teens developing way early, then of course over the course of their lives can lead to obesity and heart disease, diabetes and I can go on and on. It's why maybe over half of Americans are overweight. Diet. And being that the meat and veggies we consume are all modified, which leads to being that so are we...
People always blame GMOs. But people would have a lot more to complain about without it. Prices of food would skyrocket, and there would be insects in a large number of the fruits and vegetables we buy (remember those old cartoons where apples had worms in them, well that was real).
If you really care about hurting GMOs, go to Whole Foods and buy organic. If everyone or even a large number of Americans did that, then GMOs would lose business and die. Most people would rather blame the big bad corporation, than to take responsibility for themselves.
If you really care about hurting GMOs, go to Whole Foods and buy organic. If everyone or even a large number of Americans did that, then GMOs would lose business and die. Most people would rather blame the big bad corporation, than to take responsibility for themselves.
Bro don't fall for the whole paycheck scam
I understand what he's saying, but I prefer breeding and selective planting over a lab. None of the fruits and animals we "engineered" were unable to reproduce. If anything was created wasn't viable it could only be made once. Like a Liger or a Mule.
Basically he's saying is we're in too deep to try to go "All Natural". What he didn't address, and I'd like to hear his opinion on this, is the fact that there is one major company, Monsanto, that basically has control over a majority of foods we eat, especially corn-based foods.
dude has 30 plus years of experience and education but cats on here with a rudimentary understanding at best of GMOs know better...
i bet most of you nikkas have never even grown a tomato plant...
i bet most of you nikkas have never even grown a tomato plant...
What does that have to do with him being disingenuous?
why can't they genetically modify the fruit...so i never ever get a bad piece of fruit ever again??
Why don't you explain, what he's being disingenuous about?
What's even funnier is that almost all foods humans eat since transitioning from hunter-gatherers are genetically modified. Most of you would turn you noses up to those foods in their natural, hardly edible state.
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He said what I wrote in the video.
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To each his own...it's the history of Monsanto that bothers me most.
Bayer as well:
http://theweek.com/articles/626013/why-bayer-really-wants-buy-monsanto
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-m-a-bayer-payout-idUSKCN0YI1W9
Bayer as well:
http://theweek.com/articles/626013/why-bayer-really-wants-buy-monsanto
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-m-a-bayer-payout-idUSKCN0YI1W9
Not to sound condescending but this subject is way over the head of most including most scientist only because there is so much about the body ecosystem we just don't know about and the variables involves are simply too enormous to simplify by saying something is good or bad..
For example take factor such as changes of molecules due to glycosylation, this may appear to be a slam dunk against GMO's but even in the video at best they can say there should be more testing and research due to no definitive proof that these changes causes harm in humans.. The assumption is that minor modification from similar bean genes can cause changes in mice so just imagine the effect major changes such from bacteria would have.. Well on paper this makes sense but it does not always work out that way, however this is not to say that it doesn't either..
Then you have to factor in natural biological changes in food due to parasites, bacteria and other hazards found in natural organic foods.. Plus what about less food due to less production if there were no GMO's foods.. Bottom line, you have to factor in does the good out weigh the evil..
I know plenty will point out that its the big time GMO scientist lobbying for the change skewing facts to have their way... No doubt this is a factor we must all consider, but on the other side of the token, the organic market is a multi billion dollar industry with their scientist doing the same exact thing on the other side..
At the end of the day, its a very difficult subject to put a lid on, as for me I try to eat healthy, and the key is moderation, I have done research on the topic but I can't give any one a strait answer..
All I can say is I doubt anyone has all the answers on this subject..
For example take factor such as changes of molecules due to glycosylation, this may appear to be a slam dunk against GMO's but even in the video at best they can say there should be more testing and research due to no definitive proof that these changes causes harm in humans.. The assumption is that minor modification from similar bean genes can cause changes in mice so just imagine the effect major changes such from bacteria would have.. Well on paper this makes sense but it does not always work out that way, however this is not to say that it doesn't either..
Then you have to factor in natural biological changes in food due to parasites, bacteria and other hazards found in natural organic foods.. Plus what about less food due to less production if there were no GMO's foods.. Bottom line, you have to factor in does the good out weigh the evil..
I know plenty will point out that its the big time GMO scientist lobbying for the change skewing facts to have their way... No doubt this is a factor we must all consider, but on the other side of the token, the organic market is a multi billion dollar industry with their scientist doing the same exact thing on the other side..
At the end of the day, its a very difficult subject to put a lid on, as for me I try to eat healthy, and the key is moderation, I have done research on the topic but I can't give any one a strait answer..
All I can say is I doubt anyone has all the answers on this subject..