Hawaii Senate panel to consider GMO labeling

[rainyjim]

Bruce Ames is famous for the Ames Test, a simple test that tests the mutagenicity of chemicals, this test is widely used and required for testing of toxic compounds by the various government agencies.

Try to read this, it's Dr. Ames publication: Carcinogens are Mutagens: A Simple Test System Combining Liver Homogenates for Activation and Bacteria for Detection

http://www.pnas.org/content/70/8/2281.full.pdf

This will give you a better understanding of what a mutagen is, how we detect them, and how common they are.