I'm not a foodie, so I'm probably one of those who can't tell the difference between one tomato and another, however it still seems to be one of the worst snobbery of the first world.
What exactly, do people think scientists are trying to achieve with GM crops. Greater yield, nutrition is the main goal, and in an ever populated world, I simply do not see how this is a bad thing.
What I do not like, is the concept of patenting the crop, which is necessary due to the massive cost (apparently not the case in the threads example btw). There are court cases where companies have sued farmers for harvesting a crop that has grown via cross-pollination.. which makes me a little angry.
Is it so bad to sacrifice a little flavour in exchange for crops that will hopefully benefit all of mankind eventually. Its not as if the market for unaltered food will go away from those suffering "first world problems" continue to wish to have "organic" unaltered vegetables.
What exactly, do people think scientists are trying to achieve with GM crops. Greater yield, nutrition is the main goal, and in an ever populated world, I simply do not see how this is a bad thing.
What I do not like, is the concept of patenting the crop, which is necessary due to the massive cost (apparently not the case in the threads example btw). There are court cases where companies have sued farmers for harvesting a crop that has grown via cross-pollination.. which makes me a little angry.
Is it so bad to sacrifice a little flavour in exchange for crops that will hopefully benefit all of mankind eventually. Its not as if the market for unaltered food will go away from those suffering "first world problems" continue to wish to have "organic" unaltered vegetables.
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
