And you know what— something FAR more disturbing is the ACTUAL ignoring by people who should know better of truly screwing with nature....
Example: the insertion of “fish genes” in row crop genetic manipulation-— true “frankenfood”. Never, ever in any natural situation, would a fish of any kind genetically combine say with a corn plant, or sorghum or whatever.
The net result IS a Nature impossible plant— that the “manipulator” by LAW (SCOTUS decided) may PATENT. Patent a “new life form”.
Far more worrisome than a measurable toxin that can be maintained and de natured and controlled. A life form that is actually impossible— and the “Law of Unintended Consequences” comes into play. Ignored as the “stuff of Sci-Fi”. Monsanto on the other side— blamed for creating corn seeds that do breed with next door non Monsanto seeds (like in India) which produce seed corn that is sterile hybrid— ie. cannot be saved back for next year’s crop, because it will not sprout/grow-— this has happened, and is a big deal for small farmers, and not some lib/commie concoction ( speaking as a conservative).
I’m certainly not a farmer, just a hobby farm. But, my great grandfather was always experimenting with apple varieties and he shipped them by the rail car load. He had to do it the old fashioned way, by grafting, but I suspect that he would gmo methods these days.
Thanks for the rant.