02-19-2014, 07:03 AM
nature evolves as an ecosystem over millions of years
GMO - short cutting evolution and introducing traits that the rest of the the ecosystem may not be adapted to (the new organism.)
The Mexicans have protected their corn crop from gmo lately --- being people of the corn and maybe the ancestors of the pacific islanders (meaning they have been around a while)
Mexico seem to understand the value of genetic diversity as opposed to singular genetically identical crops sustaining the world - we could take a lesson.
On the down side world population may have surpassed what we can sustain with non gmo crops at this level - what if all gmo food was taken off the shelves tomorrow?
we may have to give up beef to feed more people - interesting times ahead
GMO - short cutting evolution and introducing traits that the rest of the the ecosystem may not be adapted to (the new organism.)
The Mexicans have protected their corn crop from gmo lately --- being people of the corn and maybe the ancestors of the pacific islanders (meaning they have been around a while)
Mexico seem to understand the value of genetic diversity as opposed to singular genetically identical crops sustaining the world - we could take a lesson.
On the down side world population may have surpassed what we can sustain with non gmo crops at this level - what if all gmo food was taken off the shelves tomorrow?
we may have to give up beef to feed more people - interesting times ahead