The primary problem with GM crops is the inclusion of the "terminator" gene, which when the plants naturally cross pollinate because the morons at Monsanto can't be bothered to brush up on the obvious, ruins non-GM crops.
The procedures of farmers have always been where they maintain a steady seed supply from the previous generation. Monsanto, in including the terminator gene, has ignored that custom instead of finding a way to profit off of it, like usual licensing fees or something.
Not to mention the ethics of their patenting of plant genomes, instead of purely their novel changes.
Kinda like patenting a map of Scandinavia - stupid at best and unenforceable.
However, the ethics of genetic modification to crops is sound.
Because it is a tool. And improving and inventing tools is the story of human innovation.
The procedures of farmers have always been where they maintain a steady seed supply from the previous generation. Monsanto, in including the terminator gene, has ignored that custom instead of finding a way to profit off of it, like usual licensing fees or something.
Not to mention the ethics of their patenting of plant genomes, instead of purely their novel changes.
Kinda like patenting a map of Scandinavia - stupid at best and unenforceable.
However, the ethics of genetic modification to crops is sound.
Because it is a tool. And improving and inventing tools is the story of human innovation.
