"Steve Peek" writes:

"Big Country" wrote in message
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On Feb 20, 1:11 am, Billy wrote:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com...g-m-o-foods-la
beled/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Still not sure what a GMO is but thank you for the information

GMO= genetically modified organism

Just continue the point I was trying to make,
when plant breeders select one plant because it has a desirable
trait, for example, it grows faster, what they are really doing
is genetically modifying the plant. The offspring will contain
the desirable gene.

This has been going on for thousands of years with plants and
animals.

GMO speeds up the process because scientists use recombinant DNA
technology which actually extracts genes from one species and
inserts those genes into another species.

So "normal" breeding relies on randomly occurring change and
GMO speeds up the process by picking specific changes.

The way the public reacts to this is that they see a Frankenstein
in the making. Fortunately, scientists recognize the danger
and take steps to minimize the problem. The same danger is present
with "normal" breeding. It's just a matter of degree.