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What’s your favorite Egg color?

  • Brown

    Votes: 10 12.3%

  • Dark Brown

    Votes: 20 24.7%

  • Blue

    Votes: 41 50.6%

  • Green

    Votes: 27 33.3%

  • Olive

    Votes: 15 18.5%

  • White

    Votes: 12 14.8%

  • Off-white

    Votes: 7 8.6%

  • Cream

    Votes: 10 12.3%

  • Other - please specify

    Votes: 7 8.6%

  • WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS POLL

    Votes: 16 19.8%
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The thing I don’t like about genetically modified organisms and patented plants and animals in general is that the companies are ruthless about suing people if a patented gmo corn seed germinates in some unsuspecting farmer’s field. I also dislike that they make the seeds sterile so that farmers have to buy seeds from the company every single year.
 
While I give you the credit in that it is plausible that allergens could be transferred, it is the only good point I see.

That study where rats were poisoned from GM potatoes? It was a false study refuted by the corresponding university. The study used GM potatoes that were not suited for human consumption. In fact, they were designed to be toxic to pests that would otherwise eat the crop.

The study using rats that claimed to show increased rates of cancer was faulty, too. The strain of rats used was a strain known to develop tumors at an alarming rate. The sample size was small and there was no control group.
 
Brahma Chicken5000 said:
The thing I don’t like about genetically modified organisms and patented plants and animals in general is that the companies are ruthless about suing people if a patented gmo corn seed germinates in some unsuspecting farmer’s field. I also dislike that they make the seeds sterile so that farmers have to buy seeds from the company every single year.
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The seeds are made sterile for consistency and testing purposes. The genetic sequence that was altered can change from generation to generation, thus causing unpredictable outcomes. If they didn't sterilize the seeds, the subsequent generations would likely not pass testing.

Bear in mind, genomes change naturally from generation to generation.
 

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