In an over populated world such as ours, in which we have the severe problem of lack of water, transgenics seem to be the only way left, in spite of all the doubts about consequences over health.
Governments shall not go so easily for transgenics, stimulating a rigid natal control and organic cultures which are proven to be the healthiest choice.
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Humankind have gone so many adaptations through History, being always ready to create and adapt to new circumstances. Let´s just face transgenics as there is no other real choice.
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BigAthinks: No idea what transgenics? Could you add a comment with a link to elaborate?
JBonninthinks: "With the advent of genetics, rational selection procedures were adopted with a view to the genetic breeding of plants, animals and microorganisms which might be of interest to men. Recently, new DNA manipulation techniques came up enabling the transference of genes between organisms, cutting across barriers which hindered crossings between the vegetable, animal, protist and fungus kingdoms. The generation of genetically modified organisms, or transgenics, has aroused a heated and controversial debate in various sectors of our society. Yet we must be cautious before generalizing the use of transgenics since each one should be analyzed at a time for its particular advantages and drawbacks, and for its contribution to the improvement of life quality. This paper also considers recent methods of mutation and in vitro genic recombination."
AZEVEDO, J. L. de; FUNGARO, M. H. P. e Vieira, C. M. L.: ‘Transgenics and controlled evolution’.
JBonninthinks: "The potential risks of GMOs, their impact on human and animal health, and on the environment, as well as their socioeconomic effects, have generated a worldwide discussion which is far from drawing to a close for lack of sufficient scientific information. Part of this information supports risk-hypotheses previously put forward. Thus the presence of transgenic plant genes in other plants and in other organisms has been confirmed in several occasions. Therefore, gene dissemination to plants of the same species as well as to widely different species is already regarded as an actual risk. The principle of substantial equivalence has opened the way for the liberation of transgenic plants for commercial crops, despite short-term tests, which are quantitatively and qualitatively insufficient to certify that the foods deriving from those plants are healthy and safe. Thus, the adoption of the so-called precautionary principle (PP) has turned out to be the most adequate safety measure to date, or else until scientific data should be able to demonstrate the actual impact of transgenic plants on human and animal health, and on the environment."
NODARI, R. O. e GUERRA, M. P.: ‘Implications of transgenics for environmental and agricultural sustainability’.
