Genetically modified crops are safe

[rdking647]

thats according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. they put their evidence on website so skeptics can check for themselves

http://nas-sites.org/ge-crops/

this was their report
There is no evidence of large-scale health effects on people from genetically modified foods
There is some evidence that crops genetically engineered to resist bugs have benefited people by reducing cases of insecticide poisoning
Genetically engineered crops to benefit human health, such as those altered to produce more vitamin A, can reduce blindness and deaths die to vitamin A deficiency
Using insect-resistant or herbicide-resistant crops did not damage plant or insect diversity and in some cases increased the diversity of insects.
Sometimes the added genes do leak out to nearby plants - a process called gene flow - but there is no evidence it has caused harm.
In general, farmers who use GM soybean, cotton, and corn make more money but it does depend on how bad pests are and farming practices.
GM crops do reduce losses to pests
If farmers use insect-resistant crops but don't take enough care, sometimes pest insects develop resistance

[Nitram]

1. The use of GM crops has greatly reduced the use of the most toxic pesticides and herbicides.

[Amishman]

2. organic food has grown into a bit of a racket

I'll go out of my way to buy from actual farm stands, but I am highly suspicious of anything in the 'organic' section of a supermarket

[DavidDvorkin]

3. I read that as "genetically modified cops"

There's a scary image.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

4. sounds kinda like Robocop