It's so cute that GMO vs Organic is a thing... 
Don't like GMO? Don't eat bananas!
Can afford the ridiculous prices of organic? by all means, have it!
Food is food. You body breaks it down to nutrients with which it can work.
What it can't work with, it throws away.
Sure, some of those nutrients are a bit nasty to our innards... but we all know that every substance, if abused, becomes toxic... even the ubiquitous Dihydrogen Monoxide.
It's a matter of juggling the correct amount of stuff you put in.
Now, if I was going to build a company devoted to producing food, with the ability to modify the genes of that food, I'd be place a few items as priority:
- high yield - the more of the stuff gets produced, the more can be sold! $$$$!!
- Disease resistant - the less of it spoils during production, the more can be sold! $$$$!
- Similar flavor to previously known products - the less it taste like something people know, the less gets sold!
- Minimize toxicity for consumers - the less people die from eating this, the more people buy it! $$$$!
From what I understand, the Monsanto guys have done something extra... remove the ability for seeds to breed and propagate, thus keeping farmers dependent on buying new seeds from them, for each new year. That's a business decision that has no impact on the quality of the food that is grown from such seeds.
If GMO farming provides the same quality nutrients, requiring less pesticide, herbicide and other external chemicals, what is the problem?
The cost to the farmer... the farmer is now paying for those seeds... paying for something he'd get virtually for free, a few years ago. But he's not paying for the pesticides and herbicides (at least, not as much)...
Just following the money, I see traditional farmers complaining about Monsanto seeds.... and I see GMO producers with nice yielding crops that can be sold over and over and over again.
Also, knowing research as I do, I'd expect GMOs to steadily improve all of their qualities, while doing away with the nasty parts of traditional crops.
How about GMO animals?
Don't like GMO? Don't eat bananas!
Can afford the ridiculous prices of organic? by all means, have it!
Food is food. You body breaks it down to nutrients with which it can work.
What it can't work with, it throws away.
Sure, some of those nutrients are a bit nasty to our innards... but we all know that every substance, if abused, becomes toxic... even the ubiquitous Dihydrogen Monoxide.
It's a matter of juggling the correct amount of stuff you put in.
Now, if I was going to build a company devoted to producing food, with the ability to modify the genes of that food, I'd be place a few items as priority:
- high yield - the more of the stuff gets produced, the more can be sold! $$$$!!
- Disease resistant - the less of it spoils during production, the more can be sold! $$$$!
- Similar flavor to previously known products - the less it taste like something people know, the less gets sold!
- Minimize toxicity for consumers - the less people die from eating this, the more people buy it! $$$$!
From what I understand, the Monsanto guys have done something extra... remove the ability for seeds to breed and propagate, thus keeping farmers dependent on buying new seeds from them, for each new year. That's a business decision that has no impact on the quality of the food that is grown from such seeds.
If GMO farming provides the same quality nutrients, requiring less pesticide, herbicide and other external chemicals, what is the problem?
The cost to the farmer... the farmer is now paying for those seeds... paying for something he'd get virtually for free, a few years ago. But he's not paying for the pesticides and herbicides (at least, not as much)...
Just following the money, I see traditional farmers complaining about Monsanto seeds.... and I see GMO producers with nice yielding crops that can be sold over and over and over again.
Also, knowing research as I do, I'd expect GMOs to steadily improve all of their qualities, while doing away with the nasty parts of traditional crops.
How about GMO animals?
