GMO

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is another area where people meant to do good things with modern technology (I assume), but just weren’t thinking things through.  The reason for genetically redesigning the cellular makeup of crops it to make plants resistant to pests and herbicides.  I would imagine that it is cheaper to grow crops that are their own pesticide and that are resistant to herbicides (for weeds) than it is to spray crops constantly.

Contrary to what some are made to believe, GMO is NOTHING like grafting or cross pollinating.  It is NOT something that is done naturally; it is a process of forcing genes from one source in to the DNA of another.  Biological engineering is NOT safe for us, and it is NOT safe for the environment.

In one test (that I can’t get out of my head), rats wouldn’t touch a biologically engineered tomato.  When the rats were finally force fed the tomato, they became very ill.  Is this surprising?  We are talking about food that isn’t supposed to be palatable to “pests” from a cellular level.

If rats become ill from GMOs can people?  I haven't found any information about how much GMOs can be consumed before people can become ill, but it seems like we can eat quite a bit because people eat it everyday.  Then again, could this be a part of the reason for the obesity in infants or learning disabilities or other diseases or conditions?