I Used to Work as a Scientist with GMOs—Now I'm Having Serious Second Thoughts About The Risks

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134. No, you didn't answer the question.

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If you truly believe that, then you haven't actually pondered the question. Or you fail to understand it. If your answer is the "it's new and hasn't been studied enough" routine, then your answer is wrong, as was made clear in my response, and is made clear by the consensus of science, the amount of science, etc... As well as the fact that there are many new plants developed using other technologies, and those plants have not been studied at length, are new, etc... and no one is making the same claim about them. In other words, you have not answered the question in a manner that makes sense. There is no risk associated with genetic engineering that is not associated with all seed development technologies.

Your question simply brings up the problems with some of the pieces you posted. You seem to want to ignore the reality that crop yields are higher, pesticide use is down, and safer herbicides have replaced less safe herbicides. Just because others claim they are not by comparing crop yields in different environments doesn't change that. You do realize that farmers aren't going to plant the stuff, just because, right? Also, you don't recognize that the technology has largely saved the papaya. It may helps save oranges. If it weren't for anti-GMO advocacy, it would have likely saved the lives and sight of many people by now, as well.

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0111629

Also, before you make any more claims, you might want to see if said claim makes sense first. This is a good place to start.

http://debunkingdenialism.com/2013/08/25/decimating-the-flawed-beliefs-of-anti-gmo-activists/

Also, remember that seed companies utilize all forms of development technologies. It is the demonization of GMOs that has kept them in the spotlight, usually, of course, via the spread of less than honest claims about them.