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34. The GMO herbicide is designed to kill anything

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 01:40 PM

Sep 2014

that isn't specifically engineered to resist it.

Wind, rivers and rain then spreads and disperses these GMO chemical for miles around. What are the unintended consequences for the surrounding environment and the effects on natural plant and animal life? It cannot be good.

Every year thousands of plant and animal species are going extinct. How much are these franken-chemicals contributing to these unprecedented extinction rates. How much are they contributing to cancer in humans? At what point will there be so much extinction that the planet will becomes virtually uninhabitable?

It's comforting to know that Monsanto the producers of DDT and Agent Orange are now in charge of our food supply isn't it?

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19 Years of Feeding Animals GMO Shows No Harm [View all] True Earthling Sep 2014 OP

Well, the animals are slaughtered... dhill926 Sep 2014 #1

Not only are they slaughtered, but the meat industry would hide/process defective livestock. nt TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #26

"They" have also showed that organically raised fruits and vegetables were the same as .... Botany Sep 2014 #2

Then there is no reason not to label jazzimov Sep 2014 #3

Sorry. That doesn't make sense. FBaggins Sep 2014 #14

Pork genes are not kosher, according to some. Thus, labels DO closeupready Sep 2014 #21

How many "not kosher!" labels do you remember seeing? FBaggins Sep 2014 #29

Yes it makes sense. upaloopa Sep 2014 #27

That's two different arguments FBaggins Sep 2014 #28

And from scientists across the world, where GMO's are more regulated, a differing perspective. pnwmom Sep 2014 #4

Those are not real scientists, for the most part. HuckleB Mar 2016 #45

Intelligent people are skeptical of GMOs marions ghost Sep 2014 #5

Consuming GMOs might be safe. ohnoyoudidnt Sep 2014 #6

And that is the real problem. If I am not wrong GMO crops cross over into neighboring crops so that jwirr Sep 2014 #32

Having what bearing if any on human consumption ? dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #7

I guess they are not including the mice fed GMO's? TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #8

Comprehensively debunked, and the journal it was published in retracted it: Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #11

And it was retracted shortly after the journal hired a former Monsanto employee gyroscope Sep 2014 #19

Seralini. LOL...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #42

Eating liver is safe too Generic Other Sep 2014 #9

Exactly. This is NOT like the anti-vaccine bullshit Mariana Sep 2014 #12

It's not ridiculous to equate the science behind anti-GMO with anti-vax science. True Earthling Sep 2014 #38

I think most anti-GMO people in the US want labeling Mariana Sep 2014 #39

Perhaps it would make more sense to label non-GMO products True Earthling Sep 2014 #40

"No study has revealed any differences in the nutritional profile of animal products... MrMickeysMom Sep 2014 #10

Any studies on the cumulative effect of GMOs Generic Other Sep 2014 #13

That's a wise statement, GO... MrMickeysMom Sep 2014 #15

Conflict of interest much? gyroscope Sep 2014 #16

+1 nt laundry_queen Sep 2014 #20

There we go, folks. closeupready Sep 2014 #22

+++ marions ghost Sep 2014 #24

Yes, because we all know humans and animals have the same physiology justiceischeap Sep 2014 #17

Watch out for your armpits as well marions ghost Sep 2014 #25

Cows and humans are 80% similar when comparing DNA... True Earthling Sep 2014 #30

Does that make them reliable test subjects? justiceischeap Sep 2014 #33

Any studies about other effects? MohRokTah Sep 2014 #18

Yeah marions ghost Sep 2014 #23

The GMO herbicide is designed to kill anything gyroscope Sep 2014 #34

Ah, but weeds ARE surviving and breeding super weeds resistant to Glyphosate! MohRokTah Sep 2014 #35

True gyroscope Sep 2014 #36

Oh better than that! MohRokTah Sep 2014 #37

Enough with BS cigarette science -- Label GMO food. KurtNYC Sep 2014 #31

But Seralini has a picture of rats with tumours!!... SidDithers Sep 2014 #41

But...but...but... my feels and pseudo-intellectualism tell me it's bad. LostInAnomie Sep 2014 #43

+1 HuckleB Oct 2014 #44