When I think of those who embrace non-GMO crops, I think of the ancient farmers who in their own way used genetic manipulation to enhance their crops. For example, the ancient version of corn was a sorry thing compared to what we have today.
Of course. Virtually every food crop today has been extensively manipulated, in trial-and-error fashion. Yet, today, when science allows unprecedented precision, we get the "it's Frankenfood" luddites thinking they're smarter than everyone else.
Spot on!
When I think of those who embrace non-GMO crops, I think of the ancient farmers who in their own way used genetic manipulation to enhance their crops. For example, the ancient version of corn was a sorry thing compared to what we have today.
Of course. Virtually every food crop today has been extensively manipulated, in trial-and-error fashion. Yet, today, when science allows unprecedented precision, we get the "it's Frankenfood" luddites thinking they're smarter than everyone else.
Whenever some green halfwit tries to sell me on the latest fad because it's "all natural", I say, "So is snake venom".
My stock reply is "so is arsenic." Elemental - can't get any more natural than that.
Ditto uranium, my other go-to.
Gosh, I just posted a video of the BBC interview of the President of Guayana on NRPLUS, wish I'd seen this first!
The free market decides what works. Government dictates are almost always wrong.