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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Immediately change the gene sequence of a huge portion of the food supply, and you've skipped that dance. Maybe most of the population can't tolerate it, in a subtle but insidious way--say, I don't know, they're allergic to it. Did you know that peanuts were one of the first widely-spread GMO foods?
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That assumes most all tomatoes would suddenly switch to one new hybrid strain. That is not what GM foods are about. GM means variety; different strains optimized for that unique enviroment and other changes.
Serious problems are recently identified for crops such as bananas and coffee. Most bananas are the Cavendish variety. Suddenly a fungus began appearing in Central American because everyone was still growing the Cavendish variety. New hybrid (genetically modified) bananas are needed. GM also means toxic hybrids can be identified long before going into production - without using consumers as guinea pigs.
Need for genetic modification using new tools is exasperated by so many and increasing numbers of invasive species. Unfortunately GM tools are not fast enough for the banana crop. Orange crop has recently (in the past ten years) also seen a threat that entered in eastern FL and is now widespread even in CA oranges. More reasons why better genetic modification tools are needed.
To increase deaths, ban GM development. Only fear invented more diseases and deaths from GM crops.