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Originally Posted by niky
And still... it'd be interesting reading as to how GMOs tie in to any of this. (bearing in mind that we've been genetically modifying wheat, grain and other crops for millenia... just in a more indirect manner... I don't think bananas will ever be the same.)
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GMOs probably tie in with the "no till" method of farming (to reduce diesel use?) and the use of herbicide resistant crops...or crops with built-in pesticides? Reduces fuel use....but can also be done with regular hybrid seeds.
While ethanol keeps some $ circulating in the US economy instead of sending them directly overseas?
The difference with GMOs and the older hybrids is that some seeds could be saved and replanted next year...while with GMOs Monsanto and others have
patented the seeds and some are designed to be sterile...will not grow...can't be saved. In India this has driven many farmers to suicide as they go into debt.
Try GMOs...you'll like them? You'd better....they are very hard to avoid.
See the pics...and remember a mouse lives maybe 2 yrs...you
might have lived maybe to 78 or so
before GMOs? GMOs have been in use for around 10 yrs? So maybe after you've eaten GMOs up to age 10 or so (90 day equivalent?) you might start to see some lumps?
Shock findings in new GMO study: Rats fed lifetime of GM corn grow horrifying tumors, 70% of females die early
What does this have to do with energy use?
GMOs reduce the population? 