I don't think there is anything intrinsically harmful in GM foodstuffs
they are just another variation of the (four letter) DNA alphabet; you don't grow gills from eating fish DNA etc.
They are only harmful if that DNA instructs the organism to make toxins or does not breed true (i.e. subsequent generations of the organism are toxic), both of which can happen (and has happened) with conventionally bred organisms.
The reasonable objections are to do with GMOs not living up to the hype or concerns about big agribusiness, monocultures (no biodiversity & superbugs or superweeds), and patents/IP etc.
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custard, Thu 21 May 2009, 0:42,
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Whereas the greenpeace video
would rather draw your attention to the fact that GM Rice has a designation and not a name.
Playing off the fear of e-numbers, most of which are perfectly harmless as well, just being a way of catagorising common ingredients in foodstuffs.
The sterile crops and patent stuff is a little bit dubious, but as long as greenpeace continues to try and hit at mass hysteria I will continue to consider them as twats.
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