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Genetically Modified Food. Have you tried it?Genetically Modified Food. Have you tried it?
Henrietta said: "I was gonna say "No I haven't", but it turns out I have. We all have.
This sort of disturbs me. I just don't think this can be good."
Heather said: "Found this informative article on [URL=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=7&u=/ap/20050323/ap_on_he_me/fit_genetic_foods]genetically modified food[/URL] just a few minutes ago.
I have always been creeped out by the thought of eating red meat that has been genetically altered. Now I found out these practices have been going on for nearly a decade.
It was never disclosed to consumers either. I wonder if these foods have the power to genetically alter humans after generations of consumption?
Like the way that
you never find out about the dangers of medications until long after they've been on the market."
cvalh said: "i didn't read the article, but it's been going on for more than a decade. most of what you buy in the store has something done to it, even if it's just decades of inbreeding or medicating. that's why free-range options are so widely available now.
i'm not sure scientifically if genetically altered food would make much sense to be able to genetically alter humans... there are other problems tho. for example, super bacteria. in hospitals, bacteria that survive are super strong because hospitals are disinfected so much, so if you get an infection there, it's usually really bad.
a similar thing can be said for farms... if animals are breeded to be immune to diseases, for example, those diseases can mutate and likely be stronger. this is just one example - there are other issues with genetically altering food. both ethical and scientific."