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[ag_dude]

27. Which of the "great many studies" did you find most alarming?

not to mention the great many studies that show GMO harm to the environment, to farm animals, as well as the highly suspicious onslaught of degenerative diseases that have afflicted human beings in greatly increased rates of incidence since the surreptitious introduction of GMO foods against public will. That's my 2 cents worth of an answer.

Which ones stick out to you the most?

Please don’t fall into the clichéd anti-GMO “look them up yourself” narrative, it’s such a bore. That’s what people say when they don’t actually know what they are referencing.

Frankly, I realize you’re not going to cite a “great many studies” because there simply aren’t a “great many studies” that show anything resembling the problems you cited relative to the overwhelming scientific consensus on the subject that goes back 2+ decades.

But there are probably a lot of other factors as well. Do all the studies you refer to conclude that concern over GMOs is unfounded? NO. Not at all. But if you are sincerely interested in knowing a complete answer to your question, you'll have to do your own research. Different people have different reasons, and most of them are valid.

I’ve done quite a bit of research on it, read probably 50 of the actual studies myself. Not propaganda websites, actual studies.

One of the better reviews of a large numbers of studies is “An overview of the last 10 years of genetically engineered crop safety research.” The abstract can be found on Pubmed and you can find copies of its original text as well as an xls file with the 1,700+ papers they analyzed on any number of websites by simply typing in the name of the review itself.

The abstract…

The technology to produce genetically engineered (GE) plants is celebrating its 30th anniversary and one of the major achievements has been the development of GE crops. The safety of GE crops is crucial for their adoption and has been the object of intense research work often ignored in the public debate. We have reviewed the scientific literature on GE crop safety during the last 10 years, built a classified and manageable list of scientific papers, and analyzed the distribution and composition of the published literature. We selected original research papers, reviews, relevant opinions and reports addressing all the major issues that emerged in the debate on GE crops, trying to catch the scientific consensus that has matured since GE plants became widely cultivated worldwide. The scientific research conducted so far has not detected any significant hazards directly connected with the use of GE crops; however, the debate is still intense. An improvement in the efficacy of scientific communication could have a significant impact on the future of agricultural GE. Our collection of scientific records is available to researchers, communicators and teachers at all levels to help create an informed, balanced public perception on the important issue of GE use in agriculture.