Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
I'm with you. In a world struggling to feed its population, GMO grain is like a magic wand. So many folks think GMOs are bad, but have no idea how or why. Show me the dead bodies, and I will change my position. Condemning GMOs is really no different than denying global warming, an uninformed refusal to embrace scientific truth.
I have no dead bodies and I do not think GMOs pose any direct threat to human health. However, I think there are serious potential ecological risks, especially from the strategy of creating pesticide resistant organisms. Viruses move genetic material between species in the wild and are, in fact, the vectors used in laboratory gene transfer. Thus, there is a risk of getting resistant weeds or other nuisance species, to name one risk. Once an organism is created it is there. essentially forever and accidents will happen.