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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds
"Moral questions are outside the scientific realm." —Richard Feynman
The role of scientists is to serve as advisors, not to dictate policy. And the public's opinions on climate change currently ARE affecting public policy, albeit indirectly (through their choice of leader).
Additionally, I question whether or not there is a scientific consensus on GMOs. Both the EU and Japan have regulations regarding the labelling of products that contain GMOs. Those nations are certainly not anti-science. Also, here's a pretty important geneticist who's worried about GMOs. |
Certainly we need to mitigate risk - the biggest concern is killing genetic diversity. Which basically every scientist agrees we need to address - even pro-GMO scientists.
I used to research GMO's and my master's thesis was on using genetic modification to suss out genetic pathways and gene families to better control biomass production. Knowing a bit more on the topic than the average bear, I can say confidently there is no proof GMOs are harmful to humans.