At least in this case, the choice seems to come down to accepting a genetically modified orange or eating a whole lot more pesticide.
Or eating oranges that look like the one on the right.
[Added] Or, as numerous meatspace commenters have pointed out to me, not eating oranges at all.
I myself am not totally against GMO foods. I don't have worries about the "Frankenfood" aspect; i.e., I'd have no problem eating a given sample that had gone through the testing described in the article. I do worry about genetically modified organisms -- plant or animal -- escaping into the wild, as it were, before we completely understand what we're doing, in general.
(h/t: Andrew Revkin)
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I do worry about genetically modified organisms -- plant or animal -- escaping into the wild, as it were, before we completely understand what we're doing, in general.
I also worry about monopolies on food. Instability in a monoculture might mean, say, no bananas for a variety of reasons to do with trade alone.
Oh, yes, that's a big worry, too.
"I do worry about genetically modified organisms -- plant or animal -- escaping into the wild, as it were, before we completely understand what we're doing, in general."
Don't worry too much. I never understand what I'm doing, in general or specifically.
Still laughing about your comment, Mooser, as well as some of the things on your blog.
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