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re: Can anyone enlighten me about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:53 pm to
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64354 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:53 pm to
Odd that you would post an article from Scientific American that leads with ....

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Advances in agricultural technology—including, but not limited to, the genetic modification of food crops—have made fields more productive than ever. Farmers grow more crops and feed more people using less land. They are able to use fewer pesticides and to reduce the amount of tilling that leads to erosion.


.... contradicting everything you've been telling us.
Posted by Sleeping Tiger
Member since Sep 2013
8488 posts
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:03 pm to
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.... contradicting everything you've been telling us.


Read the next paragraph, or better yet, I'll share the first two sentences from it.

"Unfortunately, it is impossible to verify that genetically modified crops perform as advertised. That is because agritech companies have given themselves veto power over the work of independent researchers."
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