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In reply to the discussion: Neil deGrasse Tyson clarifies his remarks, re: GMOs. [View all]wisechoice
(180 posts)68. and monsanto
And a lot of pro gmo guys for the same reason
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If it's genetic code has been changed, then it is genetically modified...
Dr Hobbitstein
Aug 2014
#35
No, "transgenic", "genetically engineered", and "genetically modified" are synonymous.
bananas
Aug 2014
#55
I note the good Doctor Neil says both that ALL food is GMO and that SOME food can be patented
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2014
#41
Uhm, GMO-Agriculture is basically all food we eat from before the advent of modern genetic...
Humanist_Activist
Aug 2014
#99
DDT, Love Canal, Lead gasoline and paint, Asbestos insulation.....brought to us by SCIENCE!
Dems to Win
Aug 2014
#6
Anti-GMO'ers, like most other woo believers, mostly belong to one of three groups...
Archae
Aug 2014
#21
The repurposing of the word "organic" is itself nothing more than a marketing tool...
Dr Hobbitstein
Aug 2014
#23
There are legitimate concerns about GMO. However, the woo collective ruins it for everyone.
chrisa
Aug 2014
#31
The purpose of GMO is for corporate shitstains to sue people like Percy Schmeiser
eridani
Aug 2014
#38
If research is really needed, then don't we need activism to prevent premature market entry?
BillZBubb
Aug 2014
#43
Saying all food comes from GMOs is pretty disingenuous. Tyson's either ignorant or dishonest here.
Chathamization
Aug 2014
#27
I said "either ignorant or dishonest". My guess is the later. He either doesn't know the meaning of
Chathamization
Aug 2014
#34
I do think the good doctor stepped out of his field of expertise into a mine field.
BillZBubb
Aug 2014
#45
He's "ignorant" (a) because they think they know more than this brilliant man. They fucking don't,
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2014
#63
I'm kinda of surprised at all this shite coming from him. I'd read about how he was suppose to
Cha
Aug 2014
#48
I don't get how for someone so intelligent that he fully trusts the FDA
PuraVidaDreamin
Aug 2014
#54
On conflating intentional breeding with genetically modified organisms
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2014
#56
Climate change deniers have been pushing the same garbage - "The climate is always changing!"
Chathamization
Aug 2014
#92