GMOs

**Frownland** · 01-24-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Josef K

For the most part, I don't know that we disagree - I tend to care a lot about implementation, and so if farmers and corporations (I'd say it's mostly the fault of corporations) do bad things with GM crops that they don't do with "conventional" crops, that is a harm of GMOs to me. That article is interesting but I'd still need to look at usage - how much will it cost, how widely will it be adopted, which farmers and where will use it, and so on - before being sold on how awesome the technology is.

Oh ja I was agreeing with your post, I was just pointing out that it's more of a complaint against the corporations than the GMOs themselves. And time will tell with the new technology, because it will still have to be rigorously tested before it hits the market.

Mondo Bungle · 04-12-2015, 03:11 PM

This is the kind of stuff one of my friends tags me in on FB

Monsanto Admits There’s A Whole Department Dedicated To Discrediting Anti-GMO Experts | True Activist

#gmosrule though

**Frownland** · 04-12-2015, 03:52 PM

Follow up article: It Shouldn't Be Necessary to Have to Refute so Many Biased and Misinterpreted Studies

Josef K · 04-12-2015, 04:14 PM

This is probably the big bit of recent GMO-related news. For a summary, look here: Roundup weedkiller 'probably' causes cancer, says WHO study | Environment | The Guardian

This is relevant to GMOs because Monsanto manufactures their crops so that only glyphosate can be used, and it has to be used in pretty large volume. If it is in fact carcinogenic, that's a very big deal, and although it doesn't discredit GMOs it definitely shows that we should be cautious about what comes with them. That said, there are a lot of studies that say the chemical is entirely safe, so maybe take this report with a grain of salt even if it from a very reliable source.

Mondo Bungle · 04-12-2015, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Follow up article: It Shouldn't Be Necessary to Have to Refute so Many Biased and Misinterpreted Studies

He's a true activist though...

btw I'm gonna reply with this quote and take credit for it

**Frownland** · 12-07-2015, 02:02 AM

A citizens' tribunal will investigate Monsanto for "crimes against nature and humanity" - ScienceAlert

DwnWthVwls · 12-07-2015, 05:19 AM

Fuck that company.

RoxyRollah · 12-07-2015, 05:30 AM

Are you the chief of this tribunal?^

**Frownland** · 12-07-2015, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Fuck that company.

I blame Big Organic for perpetuating bs about the company and operating on fear to gain a profit.

Mr. Charlie · 12-07-2015, 01:52 PM

What is a GMO? (I'm trying to cut down on googling everything before anyone says google it).

04-12-2015, 03:52 PM	#53 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Follow up article: It Shouldn't Be Necessary to Have to Refute so Many Biased and Misinterpreted Studies __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

12-07-2015, 02:02 AM	#56 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	A citizens' tribunal will investigate Monsanto for "crimes against nature and humanity" - ScienceAlert __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

04-12-2015, 04:14 PM	#54 (permalink)
Josef K A Jew on a motorbike! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 800	This is probably the big bit of recent GMO-related news. For a summary, look here: Roundup weedkiller 'probably' causes cancer, says WHO study \| Environment \| The Guardian This is relevant to GMOs because Monsanto manufactures their crops so that only glyphosate can be used, and it has to be used in pretty large volume. If it is in fact carcinogenic, that's a very big deal, and although it doesn't discredit GMOs it definitely shows that we should be cautious about what comes with them. That said, there are a lot of studies that say the chemical is entirely safe, so maybe take this report with a grain of salt even if it from a very reliable source.

12-07-2015, 01:52 PM	#60 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	What is a GMO? (I'm trying to cut down on googling everything before anyone says google it).