Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Genetic Engineering - Boon or Bane to Food Supply?

Live healthy and long

 From Dr. Mercola

Genetically engineered plants and animals are supposed to enhance human survival and longevity.  However, observes Dr Mercola, corporate greed, desire for excessive profits, marketing competition has forced many companies, which includes pesticide and seed company to engage in unethical activities.  The giant company being referred to here frequently is  Monsanto and their round up seeds and herbicides.

This is mostly observed in GM corn and soya where round up insectides are being used routinely.  The resistance of the crops to insectides and the genetic composition of the plants alters:  soil fertility, the gut flora of the fowls, cause horizontal transfer of DNA to other organisms in the soil

However the sweeping generalizations on GMO is unfair since some genetically modified organisms are good, yield good harvest, are packed with more minerals and vitamins (why the Proposition 37 lost?)

The articles of Dr. Mercola on GMO have been most enlightening.

 

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