This was spurred by 'EducatedWoman's question. G.E has a lot of potential to do good if it is done right. It can reduce the use of pesticides, use of animal products, and it can improve nutritional quality. If we truly care about the environment, and about animals, how does it make sense to completely shoot down G.E instead of analyzing it on a case by case basis?
Besides, every grain, fruit and vegetable we eat today is palatable because of G.E. Early farmers were all genetic engineers. They changed the genetic stocks of plants and animals by selecting for superior quality. That means they tampered with nature, using nature's own methods. The only difference is that artificial methods can be used today, but it doesn't mean it's automatically bad.
G.E has been much maligned by the media. 99% of the time, G.E food is better for you than something treated with a gazillion pesticides. As for organic food, that's treated with fish meal, blood and bone. Who wants that?
2007-10-17
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