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3. Propaganda much?

I’d assumed that GM was dangerous. It turned out that it was safer and more precise than conventional breeding using mutagenesis for example; GM just moves a couple of genes, whereas conventional breeding mucks about with the entire genome in a trial and error way.

Conventional modified can only modify so much, or it does not work. GM on the other hand can inject animal genes into plant cells for whatever purpose. Also the genetic variation in GM in much narrower, increasing the risk of something wiping out the entire crop, over wide areas, from one insect, blight or what ever. Or even a unforeseen mistake in the modified gene. There is much less chance of that happening with conventional, hybrid crops.