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longship

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5. No difference. None whatsoever.

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 04:56 PM

Jul 2016

All life on this planet shares a common heritage. That means that a vast proportion of your DNA is shared in common with every lifeform on the planet, including bacteria. This is biology 101, and it is something everybody should have learned by 9th or 10th grade.

If one counts the number of cells in your body, there are by far more bacterial cells than human cells.

Complaining about Frankenfood is useless. Your cells contain a substantial amount of bacterial DNA, and that of sponges, slugs, worms, trilobites, fish, amphibians, dinosaurs, and fucking chimpanzees, just about every other life form on the planet.

You are Frankenfood! Get used to that idea!

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U.S. Senate Votes Yes on National GMO Labeling Bill, but Food Activists Call It Flawed [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2016 OP

First, let's get this straight. All food is genetically modified. longship Jul 2016 #1

There is a significant difference LWolf Jul 2016 #2

No difference. None whatsoever. longship Jul 2016 #5

... LWolf Jul 2016 #12

Corporate argument is a non sequitur. longship Jul 2016 #13

When it's the primary reason for dissent, LWolf Jul 2016 #14

Or people just making shit up for ideological reasons. longship Jul 2016 #15

I'm not making anything up about my own LWolf Jul 2016 #16

Well, one should always pay attention to what the science says. longship Jul 2016 #17

Of course. LWolf Jul 2016 #18

I concur, as long as it is aligned with what the science says. longship Jul 2016 #20

So how is the food I grow out in my garden modified? Rex Jul 2016 #4

Well, there's natural selection. longship Jul 2016 #6

So you are saying - through the progression of time things change? Rex Jul 2016 #8

But evolution usually takes millions of years. longship Jul 2016 #9

Maybe that is what scares people, it took mother nature millions of years and now we can Rex Jul 2016 #10

I think that's it. longship Jul 2016 #11

Okay, a few corrections need to be made here. GaYellowDawg Jul 2016 #25

One minor correction. longship Jul 2016 #33

Great post! Il_Coniglietto Jul 2016 #36

So you think those seeds just weren't modified by humans? HuckleB Jul 2016 #23

"Climate change? The climate is always changing! LOL" - Where have I seen this kind of argument Chathamization Jul 2016 #19

Well, that's a different matter. longship Jul 2016 #21

And the same standards that say that "climate change" isn't referring to any change in climate Chathamization Jul 2016 #22

You're joking right? Moliere Jul 2016 #26

Roundup and non- renewable seeds ananda Jul 2016 #27

What the hell does Roundup have to do with genetic modification? longship Jul 2016 #28

You just said it yourself Moliere Jul 2016 #29

Most of the food you eat is grown with use of glyphosate!!! longship Jul 2016 #32

Glyphosate is an issue Person 2713 Jul 2016 #31

Read my responses above to the dishonest glyphosate ploy, above. nt longship Jul 2016 #34

I look at this as a glass half full AntiBank Jul 2016 #3

What happened with the Congress Vote today? Equinox Moon Jul 2016 #7

People want GMO food labeled — which is pretty much all they know about GMOs HuckleB Jul 2016 #24

Make no mistake. This is a RIGHT TO REMAIN IGNORANT law RapSoDee Jul 2016 #30

"Americans should know what they're buying" - Candidate Obama nationalize the fed Jul 2016 #35

+ 1 RapSoDee Jul 2016 #37