First, it's rude to publicly call someone a liar. Especially when responding to a two sentence request for more information. This is the time to educate people, not be jerk.
Second, I'm perfectly capable of using Google. In fact, when I typed in "gmo vs selective breeding" I saw the following in the top ten results:
- Partisan article
- Q&A with no scientific citation
- Partisan article from PBS titled Harvest of Fear
- Partisan article promoting a book titled Seeds of Deception
- An article explaining the topic who includes in the first paragraph the statement "I'm not an expert."
- Partisan article (from an organic farm)
- Hey, a Q&A site with a peer-reviewed article! (behind a paywall)
- A 2002 scientific article that may or may not be peer reviewed.
I don't see anything from a peer-reviewed journal. Since, as I stated I'm uneducated on the topic of GMOs and selective breeding, I was hoping someone could provide some actual scientific insight. Since you're here, on a public forum, speaking out on the topic, I assumed that someone was you. So once again...
I'm uneducated on the topic of GMOs and selective breeding. Can you point me to a scientific reference that defines the two terms? What processes are used to create GMOs? Is the grafting of plants a GMO? Does it involve irradiation to induce mutation? Are scientists injecting DNA from one organism into the cells of another? Are they cloning plants? If so, how?
Good thing I didn't, then? :) I merely stated that I doubted you were being honest.
It's dishonest to accuse people of things they haven't done (when you can see that they haven't)!
I was hoping someone could provide some actual scientific insight. Since you're here, on a public forum, speaking out on the topic, I assumed that someone was you.
Why would you make that assumption?
Anyway, no one needs to be an expert to see that there's a difference between selective breeding and modifying genes, but the two are equated by pro-GMO articles, which shows that they're dishonest. That's enough for me. If it's not enough for you, I'm afraid I can't help you.
I doubt you're being honest, but your Google is just as good as mine. Surely you see a difference between choosing and modifying?
First, it's rude to publicly call someone a liar. Especially when responding to a two sentence request for more information. This is the time to educate people, not be jerk.
Second, I'm perfectly capable of using Google. In fact, when I typed in "gmo vs selective breeding" I saw the following in the top ten results:
- Partisan article
- Q&A with no scientific citation
- Partisan article from PBS titled Harvest of Fear
- Partisan article promoting a book titled Seeds of Deception
- An article explaining the topic who includes in the first paragraph the statement "I'm not an expert."
- Partisan article (from an organic farm)
- Hey, a Q&A site with a peer-reviewed article! (behind a paywall)
- A 2002 scientific article that may or may not be peer reviewed.
I don't see anything from a peer-reviewed journal. Since, as I stated I'm uneducated on the topic of GMOs and selective breeding, I was hoping someone could provide some actual scientific insight. Since you're here, on a public forum, speaking out on the topic, I assumed that someone was you. So once again...
I'm uneducated on the topic of GMOs and selective breeding. Can you point me to a scientific reference that defines the two terms? What processes are used to create GMOs? Is the grafting of plants a GMO? Does it involve irradiation to induce mutation? Are scientists injecting DNA from one organism into the cells of another? Are they cloning plants? If so, how?
Edit: Oh look, @melanoleuca posted a good link (http://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2008/09/19/genetic-modification-explained/) which actually contains references!
Good thing I didn't, then? :) I merely stated that I doubted you were being honest.
It's dishonest to accuse people of things they haven't done (when you can see that they haven't)!
Why would you make that assumption?
Anyway, no one needs to be an expert to see that there's a difference between selective breeding and modifying genes, but the two are equated by pro-GMO articles, which shows that they're dishonest. That's enough for me. If it's not enough for you, I'm afraid I can't help you.
I've already addressed (parts of) that.