A challenge to all GMO supporters.

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Your Answer: None that I know of, nor do I know of no logical reason to do so.

I am going to do my best to be polite. Please forgive my rudeness. I hope this endeavor is productive.

I am saddened by your answer. There is plenty of information available on this topic.
I am shocked that you see no reason to look at this topic.
I see no “logic” in the second part of your answer. In fact I see willful blindness and that does not give me hope.

The research that I am involved with will result in a paper that will be published next year. The study is looking at epigenetic changes to the lionfish. The lionfish is an invasive species that has spread through the gulf and is moving up the Atlantic coast.. Samples have been collected from the Philippines, Costa Rica, along the Atlantic coast, and this summer samples will be taken from points in the gulf. The samples are taken up and down stream from discharge points. We will see...

I have already posted some info that relates to your question.

Here is some more.

Simple cut and paste: epigenetics and nutrition

In a study conducted by Michael Skinner, a molecular biologist at Washington State University, results show that DNA sequence transmission to the next generation is influenced by environmental factors. This includes diet and stress, which can indelibly change DNA in sperm or eggs and thus be passed on to future generations. The genome is not part of the DNA sequence, but wraps around it. It interacts with environment. Reactions to that environment can influence and regulate gene expression. Environmental factors include: stress, diet, behavior, toxins and other factors.
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Epigenetic modifications are heritable and potentially reversible changes in gene expression that do not require changes to the actual DNA sequence. By taking advantage of these modifications, researchers believe it is possible to mediate environmental signals and provide a link between susceptibility genes and environmental factors in the cause of cancer.
However, it should be noted that any protective effect is unlikely due to a single dietary component and thus, the identification of specific relevant compounds and metabolites is necessary. Metabolism can also play a large role in affecting the potential to induce epigenetic changes. Along with dietary components, eating patterns, and environmental factors, there are many variables that can complicate studies aiming to identify specific components which might prevent cancer development.

The external environment's effects upon genes can influence disease, and some of these effects can be inherited in humans. Studies investigating how environmental factors impact the genetics of an individual's offspring are difficult to design. However, in certain parts of the world in which social systems are highly centralized, environmental information that might have influenced families can be obtained. For example, Swedish scientists recently conducted investigations examining whether nutrition affected the death rate associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes and whether these effects were passed from parents to their children and grandchildren (Kaati et al., 2002). These researchers estimated how much access individuals had to food by examining records of annual harvests and food prices in Sweden across three generations of families, starting as far back as the 1890s. These researchers found that if a father did not have enough food available to him during a critical period in his development just before puberty, his sons were less likely to die from cardiovascular disease. Remarkably, death related to diabetes increased for children if food was plentiful during this critical period for the paternal grandfather, but it decreased when excess food was available to the father. These findings suggest that diet can cause changes to genes that are passed down though generations by the males in a family, and that these alterations can affect susceptibility to certain diseases. But what are these changes, and how are they remembered? The answers to questions such as these lie in the concept of epigenetics.