Re: [DIYbio] I want to test my own food - where do I start

On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Daniel C. <dcrookston@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think you'll find that this group is not sympathetic to the anti-science
> position in that article. GMOs substantially reduce pesticide use and
> genetic engineering has been consistently shown to be a perfectly safe
> technology.

To be fair, I think, that article seems to be more about outdated and
grandfathered-in laws about chemical discharge, and the discharge
being in close proximity to a school and hospital. The main theme is
that on these islands the companies test GMOs... so it does make some
sense that they would use higher amounts to have strong selection
during breeding and development. It mentioned some possible connection
with similar birth defects in areas of chemical application (or
synthesis factories, I'm not sure) on the mainland, but it didn't seem
to cite anything about that. I am not sure how much credibility such
studies have behind them.

The article really didn't complain much/at-all about GMOs, as far as I
could tell, aside from the significant pesticide application during
their development process.

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