[Iowa Granny]

This probably isn't the appropriate time to mention the development of Golden Rice. Rice that has been modified to contain healthy doses of Vitamin A.

A lack of Vitamin A is known to cause blindness in Children. This new Golden Rice is very promising for those in 3rd World countries, where rice is the staple of the diet.

Everything we do in this world has a certain amount of risk to it. There is nothing that doesn't carry some risk with it.

One of the most deadly objects ever invented continues to kill,, yet none of us is willing to consider discontinuing it's use. (the wheel)

[goldstategop]

Exactly. The real question is do the risks outweight the benefits? Every legitimate technology can be abused I grant but that's no reason to deny the benefits it offers in the vast majority of cases. The same is true here in the emerging field of biotechnology.

[B4Ranch]

Generations managed to survive without "healthy doses of Vitamin A", why the change now?

Just to see if they can control more of the world?