Anti-vaccination? Check. Anti-GMO? Check. Absolute loon? Check.

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17. Exactly.

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And, interestingly, the trend follows all-too often at DU.

There is no reason that any fear directed at biotech crops cannot be applied to the spontaneous or induced mutations that are the basis of conventional breeding. It is common practice in agriculture to expose seeds to high doses of radiation to induce mutations, then grow out the products of those mutations, and see if any good changes emerge. Ruby Red Grapefruit, for example, was developed in this way. How do we know what hidden mutations lie in the Ruby Red DNA? Short answer: we don't. No one knows if there are any long-term health effects or environmental effects to this sloppy method of inducing mutations for conventional breeding, and there are over 3,000 such varieties. Furthermore, no testing is required or performed. The genes are not mapped. The crops are not tested. And, here's a funny bit: such plants can be certified "Organic" so long as they are grown by approved organic methods. It's scientifically ridiculous.