Lambs to the GMO Slaughter

Townhall.com ^ | July 29, 2014 | Chuck Norris

[Toddsterpatriot]

These genetic splices create non-natural components to the products derived from the crop.

What is a "non-natural component"?

A big after-affect is that many of these GMO plants cannot reproduce

You have a list of plants that cannot reproduce?

[Toddsterpatriot]

I would add that GMO plants also produce their own pesticide and the heavy use of pesticide results in soil that is robbed of normal microorganisms.

If the plants produce their own pesticide, that means the farmer doesn't need to use pesticide and the soil is pesticide free. That's a good thing.

[Manly Warrior]

Non-natural as in bacterial genes spliced into plant chromosomes. Perhaps the term leaves something to be desired, but the mixing of dis-similar genetics is the intent.

Most natural hybrids and GMO hybrids do not maintain quality or quantity of production if germinating at all after the initial generation (s). This leads to dependence on the AG industry to provide seed- assuring the farmer of dependence thereon. Many of us see the result of unintentional seeding by plants like tomatoes, beans etc the next spring- they produce very much different crops if any at all.

Also, as seen in recent case law, the planting of such harvested seeds (soy in the case law mentioned)was ruled a violation of the patent rights.... Potentially far reaching ramifications on the small farmer or gardener- many plant a portion of the harvest next year.

[Manly Warrior]

Okay, what are the chemical components of the natural characteristics of the spliced bacterial genes which produce insect resistance? I don’t know.

Does ingestion of the parent bacterias toxin (which live in soils) produce any harmful effect on humans? I don’t know.

Momma taught me long ago not to put stuff in my mouth that I didn’t know.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Non-natural as in bacterial genes spliced into plant chromosomes.

Bacteria genes are not natural?

When you look at the plant genes, do the bacteria genes have a different color? Are they made of different amino acids?

Most natural hybrids and GMO hybrids do not maintain quality or quantity of production if germinating at all after the initial generation

Exactly. They still reproduce.

This leads to dependence on the AG industry to provide seed- assuring the farmer of dependence thereon.

If the farmer doesn't want the latest, high yielding seeds, he's free to plant old fashioned, low yield seeds.

Also, as seen in recent case law, the planting of such harvested seeds (soy in the case law mentioned)was ruled a violation of the patent rights....

Yes. The farmer signed a contract and then broke it.

Potentially far reaching ramifications on the small farmer or gardener- many plant a portion of the harvest next year.

If you break a contract, you should have to pay. Don't you agree?

[Toddsterpatriot]

Okay, what are the chemical components of the natural characteristics of the spliced bacterial genes which produce insect resistance?

A gene is the molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is used extensively by the scientific community as a name given to some stretches of deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) and ribonucleic acids (RNA) that code for a polypeptide or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene

Does ingestion of the parent bacterias toxin (which live in soils) produce any harmful effect on humans?

Not that I've ever heard.

Momma taught me long ago not to put stuff in my mouth that I didn’t know.

You must be really hungry. Unless you have a list of the genes in all your foods that you're studying.