• ndru@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    But nobody means selective breeding when they say GMO. That term emerged specifically to describe the products of genetic engineering. There a plenty of legitimate concerns.

    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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      1 day ago

      Ehhh, I’ve heard people say the covid vaccine was genetic modification. It’s just too vague a term to be actually useful.

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      Sure but I’ve legit heard people call selectively breed things GMO because it was exceptionally specific and broad in its effects. Also I am not going to take some of these bumper sticker types seriously until I stop seeing non-GMO stickers on inorganic products like salt or water.

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        8 hours ago

        Be aware, “those” people are corporate shills intentionally trying to confuse and distract from concerns about GMO foods.

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          8 hours ago

          I don’t think stupid is necessarily equal to corporate shill. Frankly speaking anyone who is vaguely in the anti GMO block is being labeled as stupid possibly conspiracy theorist until they start to bring up cross pollenation risks and corporate parents.