I can see big risks to the food supply from monocultures, but i don’t understand most of the other argumentation against GM food
My beef, other than not being sure of the long-term effects of GMO’s (after all you are what you eat) is that Monsanto’s patented gene seeds blow onto other farmer’s fields and blend with the natural seeds. Then, the farmer can’t sell his product as “organic” and can and has been sued by Monsanto.
The other argument is that teh scientists aren’t even willing to admit they don’t know everything.
The idea that food is nothing but basic elements such as carbon, glucose, and so forth is short sighted IMO. They really have no idea what the hormones in the animal do to people. However there is evidence of problems up to and including cancer.
MSG, Splenda, aspartame, and growth hormones were all labeled as safe by the food industry but are known to cause problems with some people.
Doesn’t it totally depend on how they were modified? Couldn’t you genetically modify something to either be super-healthy or poisonous depending on what you do? Since genes are the basic building blocks you’re dealing with. It doesn’t seem so simple as an all or nothing question and each GM food would need to be analyzed.