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cpwm17

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13. What's with the arbitrary hatred of GMO's?

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 01:39 PM

Mar 2016

Can someone, in your own words, explain what is it about GMO's that make that method of genetic modification any more dangerous than any other method or process of genetic change?

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PRESS RELEASE: Victory! Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling Defeated in Senate [View all] proverbialwisdom Mar 2016 OP

A significant victory for human beings over corporations & also for 21st Century activism! AxionExcel Mar 2016 #1

PRESS RELEASE: Food & Water Watch Applauds Defeat of DARK Act proverbialwisdom Mar 2016 #2

Hooray! houston16revival Mar 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author proverbialwisdom Mar 2016 #5

K&R! Got the good news from "Food & Water Watch" today... KoKo Mar 2016 #4

Great news! What a relief! nt bananas Mar 2016 #6

wow! I really am surprised renate Mar 2016 #7

K&R Congratulations, great news for citizens! appalachiablue Mar 2016 #8

Well, I certainly will not eat any food without the fully mapped genome listed, including any... NNadir Mar 2016 #9

Was Bernie there to vote? I'm guessing yes. roody Mar 2016 #10

3/16: Sanders Statement on GMO Labeling Legislation proverbialwisdom Mar 2016 #11

Of course he was! roody Mar 2016 #12

What's with the arbitrary hatred of GMO's? cpwm17 Mar 2016 #13

Dictatorships hide information; democracies inform citizens. closeupready Mar 2016 #14

OK, then also put on the label cpwm17 Mar 2016 #16

If you can get that through Congress, then by all means do so. closeupready Mar 2016 #17

What DU really needs is another thread on GMO's. cpwm17 Mar 2016 #18

... closeupready Mar 2016 #19

This is nice, but what's to stop them from simply reintroducing it? closeupready Mar 2016 #15

Very good news! Zira Mar 2016 #20