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There's almost no food that isn't genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of all evolution. Things change because our planet is subjected to a lot of radiation, which causes DNA damage, which gets repaired, but results in mutations, which create a ready mixture of plants that people can choose from to improve agriculture.

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If everybody switched to organic farming, we couldn't support the earth's current population - maybe half.

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Civilization depends on our expanding ability to produce food efficiently, which has markedly accelerated thanks to science and technology.

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Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. And, although many concerns have been expressed about the potential for unexpected consequences, the unexpected effects that have been observed so far have been benign.

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One of the really remarkably beneficial aspects of genetic engineering is that much of the previous methodology for controlling pests and so forth is through chemicals that affect a very broad spectrum of insects, for example, or fungicides that control fungi.

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We are sliding back into a dark era, and there seems little we can do about it. I am profoundly depressed at just how difficult it has become merely to get a realistic conversation started on issues such as climate change or genetically modified organisms.

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In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.

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Weeds do become resistant to herbicides, and it needs to be managed with multiple herbicides.

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If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too.

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We need to continue to decrease the growth rate of the global population; the planet can't support many more people.

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Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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