GM wheat crops in Australia, Greenpeace takes action

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Not to long ago, I had to write a big research report on GMOs. I wasn't sure of what to think about the topic at first but after a lot of research, I have to say that most of the negative claims about GMOs themselves are unfounded and completely baseless.

Some things to address:

I often hear people expressing worries over a lack of testing on the effects on consuming genetically modified plants. The thing is, very little testing is needed. Scientists do not create the genes, they use genes from existing organisms. If researchers take a gene that codes for a protein already known to be non-poisonous and transfer it into another plant, why do they need to test the same exact protein in the new plant again to determine whether its somehow spontaneously poisonous? Its a bit ridiculous as the proteins are the exact same even though they are in different plants.

Regardless though, they are some of the most heavily regulated products on the market. The way GMOs are treated compared to other methods is extremely inconsistent. Artificial selection by farmers replanting their best crops does the exact same thing but using a slightly different method yet absolutely zero regulation goes into that. What makes insect resistance by those means any safer, better, or different than laboratory methods?

Originally Posted by Tsyal Makto

Well, most GM is being primarily marketed to developing countries (or at least, uses them as poster children)

Not necessarily true. Most are grown in industrialized countries.

Originally Posted by Raiden

some more recent research has even shown that the proteins and other products that are produced by the artificially introduced genes can cause disorders in people and animals.

I demand then that you link said research. To my knowledge, there have been no deaths, illnesses, or disorders ever attributed to GMOs.