There's a lot wrong with GMO's
One is the the long-term effects. The long-term consequences of creating GMO's CANNOT be studied without actually growing the crops, feeding the planet and waiting to see what happens. Remember DDT? "Spray away! It's safe" they all told us... not so much. Remember asbestos? "Lasts forever! It's safe!" we were told... oops. Genetically modified foods may be wreaking unknown havoc on the human digestive system without our knowledge. For example... Corn flowers are a major source of food for the monarch butterfly, however genetically modified corn has created a new type of nectar within the flower, which the butterflies cannot digest. So even in the short-term GMO's threaten this species.
Another aspect is the patenting of life. Major corporations hold patents to GMO seeds that are resistant to their herbicides. They sell the seed, they sell the weed killer. There are stories of farmers being sued and put out of business because this GMO seed is blowing into their field or cross breeding with their non GMO crops. And because they didn't purchase the patented seed from the owners, they are sued and lose their farm.
The thing I don't understand is... what's wrong with traditional, natural farming?
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