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Some people seem to stick their heads in the sand when it comes to hydrogonated oils and High fructose corn syrup. Even more do so with all the chemical enhancements, antibiotics and other drugs pumped into animals and produce. I think that's what most people think of when they refer to genetic engineering. It's not about cross breading but is about chemical and other external enhancements. We have no idea what the long-term impact will be with much of this crap and I for one don't want to be a guinea pig.
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Hormones and hydroginated oils are VASTLY different than genetic engineering. Genetic Egineering IS cross breeding. Do you think they create DNA out of a machine? No, they clip it from plants with desirable traits and put them in a dish, they then put cells of said plants into the dish, and it occurs the exact same way as cross-breeding, the plant's own cells do the work. And nice way of trying to portray us as head in the sand, I'm just glad I'm not yelling at a wall.
What do you think will be the outcome of the engineering? Do you think all the wheat in America will suddenly start producing arsenic instead of wheat? Do you seem to think that corn will start giving off radiation instead of growing kernels?
The scientists only keep the successful crosses. They keep the corn that can resist bugs, they keep the wheat that grows faster and fuller. What does that sound like? Sounds like selective breeding to me.