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| GM crops shouldn't be considered genetically contaminated. And yes some of the 4 main crops, corn, soy, cotten and canola have been genetically modified to produce their own pesticides. However, I'm guessing most bees in the world don't get a majority of their pollen from these big four. But, genetically modifying certain species of plants, as far as I know, can only affect plants of that same or similar species. Genetically modified corn isn't gonna cross breed with say rhododendrons and make them produce that same pesticide. Many plant species already produce their own pesticides. Where else do you think scientists obtained the genes to incorporate into the big four? | |
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You're probably right...but I'm a kind of "I trust nature, but not necessarily Man's ability to improve it" kind of guy.
I don't really think that in such a relatively short space of time Man can know all the consequences of what's being done in this field. And with so much money having being pumped into it, the last thing that we can expect from those companies is to keep us honestly appraised of what they have found that's detrimental.
From tobacco manufacturers to thalidomide, and even stretching to the likes of Enron... what's going wrong is what we find out about was known but not revealed until the damage was done.