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In reply to the discussion: Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science [View all]progressoid
(49,999 posts)61. Well sure. It's right there in the song...
Back in the 80's some bible beaters actually walked around campus warning us not to see the Rolling Stones when they came to town. Because, ya know, DEVIL!!!
I went anyway.
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Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science [View all]
nationalize the fed
Mar 2016
OP
There is a vast difference between plant breeding and gene splicing / genetic modification (GMOs).
PufPuf23
Mar 2016
#8
They also have genetic traits that prevent natural birth, and cause discomfort
immoderate
Mar 2016
#87
I am not aware of any place that has counteracted Vitamin A deficiencies with Golden Rice.
immoderate
Mar 2016
#105
You don't know about science. Stop speaking for it. Stop invoking ghosts. You don't know me.
immoderate
Mar 2016
#131
Can't even watch a video, eh? Your facts are in error or very misleading and cause me to ask who is
Kip Humphrey
Mar 2016
#66
"What would it take to change your position?" I'll start when my botonist wife informs me otherwise.
Kip Humphrey
Mar 2016
#72
Many university research is now either fully or partially funded by the industry who whants the
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#109
Long term animal feeding studies, the gold standard for demonstrating safety, do not exist.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#41
Check search engine at homepage of http://www.gmwatch.org/ for objective vetting of research/news.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#64
“Generation Rx” - it's all a big mystery. Food allergies affect 1 in 13 children in the US...
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#97
Study suggests potential association between "soy formula" & seizures in children w autism (3/13/14)
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#112
True. However, enough is unknown currently to justify caution, IMO. You may decide differently.(nt)
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#126
All you gmo defenders can eat all the gmos you want, many of us make a choice not to. We have the
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#9
There are zero credible studies that show anything harmful or any adverse health effects
True Earthling
Mar 2016
#10
Don't blame GMO's...blame cigarettes, alcohol, poor diet & lack of exercise etc
True Earthling
Mar 2016
#15
Everyone knows that ingestion of cheese can lead to restless sleep. Especially, if the cheese...
yawnmaster
Mar 2016
#20
You are very wise to take those precautions if you are going to keep eating cheese. eom
yawnmaster
Mar 2016
#73
When you keep posting autism links, that is more than advocating for the Precautionary Principle.
progressoid
Mar 2016
#25
True, it's implicit: "...eat high nutrient density food; avoid junk food, allergens, toxicants..."
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#161
FOOD ALLERGIES are sufficient. Pivot away from the rest if you choose not to be ahead of the curve.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#174
National Acad of Sciences: "genetic transformation has potential to produce unanticipated allergens"
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#176
Just saw this -> 3/8/16: "USDA Called Out by 50 Groups for Censoring Science"
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#179
Here's how retiring NVICP Special Master Denise K. Vowell stated it in Wright v HHS - 9/21/15 (ii).
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#65
The feed lot studies you cite are not scientific. Those animals are raised on antibiotics.
immoderate
Mar 2016
#62
We al have the RIGHT TO KNOW how our food is grown, what is in it, what animals are fed, what
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#106
Why don't Druker and his buddies at the Maharishi Institute just meditate this problem away.
progressoid
Mar 2016
#17
Are the health outcomes comparable? Paraphrasing Springsteen,"It's hard to be a saint in the city."
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#178
Sure, because the one sided book you keep harping on is the end all on the subject
Major Nikon
Mar 2016
#81
I'm merely observing that horde of "critics" on this thread has not read the book
AxionExcel
Mar 2016
#115
The OP specified the timeframe, and we sure see a nice drop after the 1990s too...
whatthehey
Mar 2016
#148
Either you are not understanding what I wrote or you are confused. Also see posts #3 and #8 above.
PufPuf23
Mar 2016
#158
When the usual suspects all say those who disagree are part of the conspiracy
Major Nikon
Mar 2016
#99
Top experts (Herbert, Mumper) recommend "a whole food diet that is as organic as possible."
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#129
This is wrong - "GMOs aren't fundamentally different from traditional plant breeding"
PufPuf23
Mar 2016
#149
The fact that the poster doesn't know the reality about that "study" is astounding.
HuckleB
Mar 2016
#173