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GreatGazoo

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1. No need to speculate on hypothetical benefits or risk of GMO crops

Sun Feb 15, 2015, 11:38 AM

Feb 2015

There is plenty of real world data which shows:

- GMO crops do not have higher yields than hybrids, often they are lower
- the pairing of GMO crops with aggressive pesticide use has led to pesticide resistant amaranth which, again, reduces yields

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2014/06/22/superweeds-choke-farms/11231231/

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"Genetic Modification -- science vs belief" [View all] JDDavis Feb 2015 OP

No need to speculate on hypothetical benefits or risk of GMO crops GreatGazoo Feb 2015 #1

This should go over well... Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #2

"Neil deGrasse Tyson, Are GMOs Safe?" JDDavis Feb 2015 #3

What the hell does an astrophysicst know about genetics and cell biology? DeSwiss Feb 2015 #16

David Suzuki is not opposed to research on GMO's JDDavis Feb 2015 #21

I Found This Study / Video Flawed... panfluteman Feb 2015 #4

No shortage of flaws going the other way Major Nikon Feb 2015 #14

"Anti-GMO activist has change of heart" JDDavis Feb 2015 #5

Someone needs to throughly check out the finances of Mark Lynas, as I can't help but drynberg Feb 2015 #10

He has denied that publicly. JDDavis Feb 2015 #12

It always helps albino65 Feb 2015 #6

Good Points, Albino! panfluteman Feb 2015 #7

There are also studies albino65 Feb 2015 #11

Three points, and a three questions: JDDavis Feb 2015 #15

GMO Myth: Farmers �drown� crops in �dangerous� glyphosate. Fact: They use eye droppers JDDavis Feb 2015 #20

"might feel encouraged to use more of the herbicide" ??? JDDavis Feb 2015 #9

Here you go albino65 Feb 2015 #13

So you agree with the NIH that reduction of herbicides is a good idea! JDDavis Feb 2015 #19

The NIH doesn't endorse such studies, it just publishes them Major Nikon Feb 2015 #23

SO, GMOs HAVE BEEN DEFEATED IN THE 3 STATES WHERE PEOPLE VOTED, BUT WHY? drynberg Feb 2015 #8

Good question Major Nikon Feb 2015 #26

Well I'll be short since this is the first and the last time we'll ever speak. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #17

Argumentum Ad Monsantum: Bill Maher and The Lure of a Liberal Logical Fallacy JDDavis Feb 2015 #18

You also claimed the whole mental health profession was fraudulent Major Nikon Feb 2015 #28

"Unbelievably bad science in the movie Seeds of Death" JDDavis Feb 2015 #22

... Major Nikon Feb 2015 #27

The question of whether or not GMOs are DIRECTLY hazardous cheapdate Feb 2015 #24

"developing crops that can survive heavy applications of deadly herbicides" JDDavis Feb 2015 #25

The Dupont-Pioneer white paper "Glyphosphate Use for Optimum Field Peformance" cheapdate Feb 2015 #29

But you miss the entire point JDDavis Feb 2015 #30

Oh, I miss the point? cheapdate Feb 2015 #33

Roundup is a horrible product, used 4-10 times less in GMO's than JDDavis Feb 2015 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author JDDavis Feb 2015 #31

So what has been your study of animal and plant DNA? JDDavis Feb 2015 #32

WTF? cheapdate Feb 2015 #35

I'm simply saying you have a large ego as a "process engineer" JDDavis Feb 2015 #36

And I'm saying that falling back to "Where did you earn your PhD" cheapdate Feb 2015 #38

"I support it 100%" JDDavis Feb 2015 #39

Regardless of what questions were raised in the OP, cheapdate Feb 2015 #40

To quote your wisdom again, JDDavis Feb 2015 #37

Let's be clear, cheapdate Feb 2015 #41

You were schooled. HuckleB Mar 2015 #43

Not sure what your point is. cheapdate Mar 2015 #44

K & R. HuckleB Mar 2015 #42

Praises be for green store bought tomatoes! libodem Mar 2015 #45