Posted by rockyridgefarm on September 15, 2016 at 12:54:07 from (96.61.189.179):
In Reply to: Just heard posted by charlie n on September 14, 2016 at 15:26:49:
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Nope, Monsanto found a bacteria that was resistant to glyphosate. They took the genes that gave this bacteria resistance, and injected into the germ of corn and soybeans. They did the same with bacillus thuringeinsis, the bacteria that kills chewing worms. This is very recent technology. They aren't "transplanted across species", but across entire kingdoms of species. In keeping with your (poor) example, it'd be like transplanting a gene from a Amoeba into a human.
Some weeds have now developed resistance to Glyphosate, but that's through evolution, not through a scientists gene gun. They work the same way we do - get exposed to a toxin, most of the population dies, but some find a way to reproduce. The offspring from that plant can tolerate the toxin. The offspring breed with offspring until an entire population can resist the toxin. The toxin either is rendered ineffective through resistance, or must get stronger to remain effective.
Whether or not GMOs are safe is still to be known. The Tobacco Industry spent DECADES denying their product was unsafe. They spent Millions in "research" to prove it was safe. They worked with government agencies and politicians to show that their product was safe. Where are we now with the tobacco industry? Same for the Lead Industry. People have known since the times of the Romans that lead was unsafe, but we still dumped it in gasoline for decades just to reduce pinging. After it was proven this was a dumb idea, we continued to dump lead in gasoline for decades... If an industry is making money producing something, they'll move heaven and earth to keep producing that thing.
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