https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:28:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/genetically-modified-food#post-501769 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:15:31 +0000 PurplePumps 501769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't think that organic meant that it was not genetically modified. I just thought just meant didn't use fertilizers and pesticides. I also believe that just about everything now here is gm'ed, even organic and we'd have to leave North America go get non gm'ed produce. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/genetically-modified-food#post-501765 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:10:22 +0000 Maysprout 501765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I had never heard of Mark Lynas before today and I've regularly read about and participated in research related to GMOs for over 10 years now. I don't think any one person spearheaded an anti-GMO movement, but if I had to give it a figurehead I'd say Percy Schmeiser. </p> <p>There's scientists who are for GMOs and those who are against. I agree there's a lot of misinformation in the anti-GMO camp about technology, and I don't think most scientists that are against are against the technology but think there are real problems with how GMOs are being used, some of which I talked about in my last post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/genetically-modified-food#post-501729 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:29:05 +0000 littlebug 501729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: Mark Lynas is not just a journalist, he's an environmentalist who spear-headed the anti-GM movement. In his own words, he says he changed his mind because "I discovered science..." </p> <p><a href="http://www.marklynas.org/2013/01/lecture-to-oxford-farming-conference-3-january-2013/" rel="nofollow">http://www.marklynas.org/2013/01/lecture-to-oxford-farming-conference-3-january-2013/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/genetically-modified-food#post-501606 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:19:29 +0000 Maysprout 501606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't change my opinion that a journalist changed his opinion.</p> <p>While I don't think GMOs are inherently dangerous they've been used for pesticide tolerance, which can increase the use of pesticides. Additionally, they're not efficient since they're not targeted to local environments. While seeds are normally selected for their local environments (soil, rain, temp) when grown year after year, when they come from a company they aren't individualized locally. This has had sad consequences especially in places like India where the GMO crops need a lot more water than what local seeds required, making smaller farm operations go out of business. This has also taken down variety and with variety you get more homogenous tastes, so for food lovers it's not a good thing either. </p> <p>And GMOs are shrouded in secrecy. They need to allow independent research, which very oddly it is illegal to publish any data not approved by the companies.<br /> <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/genetically-modified-food#post-501537 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:12:31 +0000 littlebug 501537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Exactly my thinking! What would I do without my delicious, ugly heirloom tomatoes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/genetically-modified-food#post-501533 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:08:42 +0000 blackbird 501533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, in this day and age, I'm of the belief that nearly everything has been somewhat modified. That's why heirloom varieties exist. Foods are made to be resistant to certain diseases, they've been bred to not have any seeds, etc. </p> <p>I don't believe all GM food is bad (although I'm uncomfortable with, say, GM animal sources), and I definitely don't think all organic food is worth the hype. Although I personally prefer my food to be as un-messed with as possible, I do think GM foods have a place in today's society. I think it's really fascinating that they can take certain foods and hybridize them or make them resistant to certain diseases. I &lt;3 science :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/genetically-modified-food#post-501500 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:45:20 +0000 littlebug 501500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recently, the father of the anti-genetically-modified food movement admitted his mistake in claiming that GM food is unsafe. As thedaughter of a food chemist, I have always held that GM food is not nearly as bad as the media has made it out to be and that organic food is not as healthy as some claim. Will this new revelation change your perspective or eating habits? </p> <p><a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/01/letter-from-the-editor-10/" rel="nofollow">http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/01/letter-from-the-editor-10/</a> </p>