When we eat our food we eat a lot of endophyes and lot other microbes along with our food. but when it comes to GM Food (which contains another piece of DNA in it) many eyebrows are raised. I m not promoting GM technology but my question is that GM technology can’t be merely overlooked. Present day trials are somewhere failing in biosafety requirements. We need to prepare bio-safe GM crops as better alternative to food loaded with chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We are 7.6 Billion already..... food and its safety both are much needed.
I think it's mainly due to the perception of the consumer due to bad policital decisions and marketing tales. Don't forget there is also a religious factor in play for a lot of people.
Now politicians find themselves cornered between comitting political suicide or trying to tell the consumer the truth. They always chose the first option.
I fear that without real political debate, famine will be the only motivator to go towards GM. Sience needs to be ready to implement GM crops/organisms when a green light is being given.
Thanks Kevin for the discussion. People should be taught that they are already eating a lot of endophytic fungal and bacterial DNA along with plant DNA. GM crops after proper bio safety trails are good, also we can use them with crop wild relatives and traditional varieties and cultivar in fields to avoid the resistance development in insects and pests. They should know that these chemical fertilizers are spoiling our soil and our body as well. Organic farming+ GM technology + Crop wild relatives + Bio safety= is the best combination.
Very true Shubhpriya, but not an easy feat with the current climate concerning GM.
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