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jpgray

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15. Has there truly never been a positive story about genetic engineering in medicine until this moment?

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 02:52 AM

Jun 2013

Or is it more likely this thread is intended to stir people up who have concerns about GM crops and set them spinning?

That genetic engineering has uncontroversial and socially beneficial uses is certainly not news, and this does not mitigate the harm caused by its more controversial or pernicious uses.

This is as meaningless to a debate on GM crops as it would be to a debate on returning Fort Detrick to its original mission.

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GMO virus cures kid of cancer, mainstream media finally interested [View all] SidDithers Jun 2013 OP

Molecular genetics is awesome. longship Jun 2013 #1

The NY Times article provides pretty good detail of the science behind the treatment... SidDithers Jun 2013 #2

Amazing.... ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #3

K&R! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #4

Wait--everything I've heard tells me that GMOs are bad bad bad Orrex Jun 2013 #5

you have an awesome and beautiful responsibility Voice for Peace Jun 2013 #9

As an added benefit, many cannibals will now refuse to even try eating this kid Silent3 Jun 2013 #6

Wow!!! Sounds like fox news around here-- geologic Jun 2013 #7

Is anybody claiming otherwise? Orrex Jun 2013 #8

See- geologic Jun 2013 #17

Amazing story. My dad died of leukemia 55 years ago. Time to beat this. mountain grammy Jun 2013 #10

useless argument wisechoice Jun 2013 #11

... SidDithers Jun 2013 #12

So, like anything else in the world The Straight Story Jun 2013 #13

It's weird, skepticism used to be integral to scientific thinking Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #18

this is so important and needed sigmasix Jun 2013 #14

Has there truly never been a positive story about genetic engineering in medicine until this moment? jpgray Jun 2013 #15

Thanks for the kick...nt SidDithers Jun 2013 #16

Yeppers. No difference at all between genetic engineering products confined eridani Jun 2013 #19

All environment-wide genetic engineering should be banned Orrex Jun 2013 #20

I see. Ancient Sumerians put whale DNA in wheat? eridani Jun 2013 #21

Good response to Orrex's BS statement nikto Jun 2014 #23

GMO's can't cure cancer nikto Jun 2014 #22