U.S. GMO food labeling bill passes Senate

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88. Why does GMO salmon require perfect isolation from waterways?

Didn't environmentalists make an excellent case in the debate? The larger salmon could out-compete the natural varieties in the short term, and the resulting lack in genetic diversity could leave the resulting population vulnerable to collapse.

There is also the conservationist argument: Naturally adapted salmon simply shouldn't be replaced in the wild. There is no moral or ethical grounds to allow the excesses of genetic engineering (which is now a glorious, high-speed assembly line, so we are told) to spill over into the wild. And the physical, ecological assessment of this dynamic is one of ecosystem destabilization--quite negative. Assurances that escape events will be mere alternate versions of invasive species are wildly optimistic.

Some genetic engineers see mainly specific goals and targets, like eliminating a common species of mosquito to prevent the spread of zika or malaria. IMO, the power wielded here is both too acute and too great.

https://blog.adafruit.com/2012/03/02/doing-biotech-in-my-bedroom/


BioCurious? The DIY garage biology movement


Its amazing to me that genetic engineers express such admiration for evolution, and to this point have also relied on mutation so much, only to reject consideration that adaptation will occur in response to their creations or that their own 'edits' will be subject to mutation (causing safeguards like terminator genes to fail). The new GE is even worse, treating organisms like programmable computers. Its a fallacious mindset steeped in the culture of marketing and finance.