[Scythian]

That’s exactly what I thought, remember, the carriers for these genes are bacteria and viruses that we now digest, and they are engineered to be antibiotic resistant, that’s how they know they’re genes survive the process because they kill off everything else, and these are soil bacterium and other things which shouldn’t really be ingested.

Because this is a conservative forum folks often take the stance that well, big business can do whatever the hell they want, truth is, there is tremendous danger here and fools are rushing in ...

[Myrddin]

Some of the GMO crops are causing health problems when consumed as food. Further, the GMO genetic material is crossing into related crops. There is a major concern about eggplants being made completely unsafe for human consumption as this progresses.

[ColdWater]

That’s exactly what I thought, remember, the carriers for these genes are bacteria and viruses that we now digest, and they are engineered to be antibiotic resistant, that’s how they know they’re genes survive the process because they kill off everything else, and these are soil bacterium and other things which shouldn’t really be ingested.

They are modifying the plant genes, not engineering the 'bugs' to be antibiotic resistant.