Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food

[Lankey420]

This is guy is full of bullshit., Don't believe something is bad just because someone who knows nothing told you it was bad, and don't be scared of something just because it's new Genetic modification may seem scary, but only because of the lies. They do not "inject fish Dna into tomatoes." They have studied fish Dna, and found genes in common with tomatoes, in order to better the gene set and have more resilient tomatoes. With so many starving people, how can more/longer lasting food be bad?

[jag9998]

If you by your food in any store other than a specialty shop, odds are you are eating genetically modified food. So far it doesn't seem to have caused any problems. I'm not saying it that under no circumstance could it ever be a problem, but so far we're keeping a responsible pace. People were upset over steroids in our livestock, but it turns out that the only side effect there was a nation-wide increase in women's breastsizes.

[ceruleana1]

GREAT video! 

[colorsthemind]

what about seedless grapes isnt that a gmo?

[MoonlitGamer]

seedless grapes are awsome

[SEAOFGREEN]

No, luckily that's done (as with seedless watermelons) via conventional breeding means! : )

[phxfreddy]

My New Years resolution this year was to wall out social justice. Why? Because it is the gayist term I have ever heard. The people who bleat about it have no concern for life, liberty or the persuit of happiness. They just want to make sure they get their percentage.

[phxfreddy]

lower cost is no benefit ??? Leftist can not be trusted with language or science. That said he had some good points.

[cagronomy]

Genetic engineering does offer benefits (pest resistance, greater nutrition, higher yields in general). What the people meant by "it's nothing new" is probably simply that we have been manipulating genetics ever since civilation started (selective breeding/domestication). People want things "organic" and "natural". To get that, you simply have to go back to living as a caveman since we were obviously much better off back then.

[medomedosovic]

Yields are usually lower, not higher. Nutrition is not improved. Claims of benefits only come from the Genetic Terrorists who make this sh*t and want you to buy it.

[Shibobol]

Genetic Terrorists like whom?

[cagronomy]

@medomedosovic Yields are usually equal or greater (under high insect pressure). Why would they have lower yields? If you see something contrary to what I'm seeing, feel free to msg me. Nutrition is improved in the case of things like low-linoleic acid soybeans and golden rice with B-carotene.

[thoughtputty]

@Cargo How ignorant do you have to be to think simply growing and eating non GMO foods will put us back in the "Caveman" times. As if biting into an heirloom tomato will take away plumbing and electricity. Splicing genes is quite different then selecting hardy varieties by process of elimination. Or cross pollinating to create new ones. And there are no official studies of the long term effects of GMO on us. Keep eating what you want, but don't be surprised if you end up with diabetes or cancer.

[cagronomy]

@thoughtputty I didn't say we would go back to "Caveman" times simply because people eat organic. I'm saying if you want things as natural and organic as possible you should live like a ancient hunter-gatherer. Yes, there are no long term studies, but I see no reason to worry. Yes, over the past 15 years they have developed different GMOs, but all of them haven't had a negative effect on human health as far as I can see. The one that were toxic ended up being caught in the testing stage.

[phoebelafibi]

@cagronomy "AS FAR AS I CAN SEE"????????? Obviously you cannot see very far! Wake up, Brother!

[phoebelafibi]

"but all of them haven't had a negative effect on human health as far as I can see." You obviously cannot see very far!!!! Wake up, please, Brother!

[cagronomy]

@phoebelafibi Could you give an example of gmos that have had a direct negative effect when eaten in appropriate amounts?

[centerforfoodsafety]

2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards Outstanding Books of the Year

Most Progressive Health Book

Silver: Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food, by Andrew Kimbrell (Earth Aware Editions)