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You wouldn't post these kinds of cynical and deeply ignorant remarks if you had the faintest awareness of the science behind the GMO debate, specially the warnings and problems already flagged in the real world where GMOs played a critical part.



Would be nice if you could post some links to where we can read up on your claims. Not saying that you're wrong but my only real sources are from university when we got lectures on the very fringe of the core of my education on GMOs. And the source is of course a professor who work on GMO and was very steadfast on how safe it was, not biased at all...

But seriously, some sources would be appreciated.


> Would be nice if you could post some links to where we can read up on your claims.

They are not my claims, it's the current state of the art regarding GMOs, and one which anyone with a cursory interest in the subject is very well aware.

If you honestly have any interest in the subject, you can start by reading articles such as:

https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-0...


Thank you.

I have very little interest at all about GMOs, but I realize that it's good to know things about things I don't really care about. It's not curiosity that will carry me through the paper but more obligation that I should know more about these things.

Some times you have to read through long articles because it might change your mind on current events even if what you really want to do is stick it all in a drawer and never open it again.


This is your chance to post sources on this topic.

"GMO is bad" may be true but I never seen a good sources supporting it.

What I encountered was always on a level of astrology, new age, homeopathy, vaccines-cause-autism quackery.


There are sources. For instance, here's a good survey: https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetically-modifi...

But any good anti-vaxxer can shower you with links to published papers.

Any source should have to pass three tests.

1: is it good science? Does it even say what you think it does?

2: Does it indict a specific varietal? For instance a paper identifying a risk with Bt Corn may or may not identify a risk with Golden Rice.

3: What's the risk/benefit?




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