Debate over Genetically Modified crops continues


	Debate over Genetically Modified crops continues

spirithiker

12-10-2008 7:23 PM

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genetic modification, food safety

spirithiker says:

Do you trust genetically modified food crops?

I am leary of them because they have not been tested enough to know for certain how they affect our own genetic makeup.

I had no idea that they have been on the market for so long. We probably have eaten GM foods without even knowing it.

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