Modz please Ban UGLI Baby

[UGLI baby]

Your boss is an idiot.

Several of my teachers are some of the leading wheat geneticists in our region, and even they wouldn't say Monsanto is evil. What Monsanto is doing from a research standpoint is incredible IMO.

It's GMO bro.

 

[Sandy Braille]

Your boss is an idiot.

Several of my teachers are some of the leading wheat geneticists in our region, and even they wouldn't say Monsanto is evil. What Monsanto is doing from a research standpoint is incredible IMO.

I'm pretty sure the head of a genetics department probable knows a little more than you do regarding this topic, or the dangers of GMOs in general.


Europe is being super-cautios with GMOs, all with required-labelling on everything that has a GMO ingredient in it. Personally, I would go that same route with food in America. There is no reason that we don't deserve the right to know what has genetically-modified soya oil, for example.


From the outside looking in, and from the standpoint of a Genetics major who truly doesn't know enough about the subject to really defend my stance, I think I side with Zulu's boss.



PS: Welcome back, Hantlers. Chelsey is still waiting to meet you........

 

[Hantlers]

I'm pretty sure the head of a genetics department probable knows a little more than you do regarding this topic, or the dangers of GMOs in general.


Europe is being super-cautios with GMOs, all with required-labelling on everything that has a GMO ingredient in it. Personally, I would go that same route with food in America. There is no reason that we don't deserve the right to know what has genetically-modified soya oil, for example.


From the outside looking in, and from the standpoint of a Genetics major who truly doesn't know enough about the subject to really defend my stance, I think I side with Zulu's boss.



PS: Welcome back, Hantlers. Chelsey is still waiting to meet you........

Sandy (cough cough), I've had several in-depth discussions with some of the leading wheat geneticists of our region. I would wager that they have a pretty damn good idea what they're talking about, especially since one of our schools main functions is agriculture research.

Nobody really knows the dangers or benefits of GMO's, because there hasn't been sufficient time to study them. That's the main problem. That's why Europe is being cautious. Besides, I could easily argue that technically every single food we eat is genetically modified since every crop we grow has been cross-bred, and cross-breeding is a form of genetic modification. Like I said, it would be nice if we had the time to research all of these GMO's, but we just don't. We have to concentrate on actually feeding people.

 

[Hantlers]

And you told Chelsey about me? Lulz, completely forgot about that.

 

[The Midnight]

Sandy (cough cough), I've had several in-depth discussions with some of the leading wheat geneticists of our region. I would wager that they have a pretty damn good idea what they're talking about, especially since one of our schools main functions is agriculture research.

Nobody really knows the dangers or benefits of GMO's, because there hasn't been sufficient time to study them. That's the main problem. That's why Europe is being cautious. Besides, I could easily argue that technically every single food we eat is genetically modified since every crop we grow has been cross-bred, and cross-breeding is a form of genetic modification. Like I said, it would be nice if we had the time to research all of these GMO's, but we just don't. We have to concentrate on actually feeding people.

You sound like a smart dude. Not sure why some posters here are giving you a hard time.

 

[Zulu]

Sandy (cough cough), I've had several in-depth discussions with some of the leading wheat geneticists of our region. I would wager that they have a pretty damn good idea what they're talking about, especially since one of our schools main functions is agriculture research.

Nobody really knows the dangers or benefits of GMO's, because there hasn't been sufficient time to study them. That's the main problem. That's why Europe is being cautious. Besides, I could easily argue that technically every single food we eat is genetically modified since every crop we grow has been cross-bred, and cross-breeding is a form of genetic modification. Like I said, it would be nice if we had the time to research all of these GMO's, but we just don't. We have to concentrate on actually feeding people.

I think my bosses biggest beef with Monsanto is its business practice and how they create sterile crops!

But I'm definitely going to ask what he specifically dislikes about them!!

 

[Dr. Jones]

You sound like a smart dude. Not sure why some posters here are giving you a hard time.

This is like someone who speaks English (only) hearing someone speak in French and complimenting them on speaking it so eloquently and fluently.

 

[Sandy Braille]

Sandy (cough cough), I've had several in-depth discussions with some of the leading wheat geneticists of our region. I would wager that they have a pretty damn good idea what they're talking about, especially since one of our schools main functions is agriculture research.

Nobody really knows the dangers or benefits of GMO's, because there hasn't been sufficient time to study them. That's the main problem. That's why Europe is being cautious. Besides, I could easily argue that technically every single food we eat is genetically modified since every crop we grow has been cross-bred, and cross-breeding is a form of genetic modification. Like I said, it would be nice if we had the time to research all of these GMO's, but we just don't. We have to concentrate on actually feeding people.

This all makes sense.


Still, the business ethics that Zulu mention do suck. I mean really? Selling sterile seeds to developing countries? I mean I understand that businesses need to make a profit to stay afloat, but we're talking food here. Sigh.

 

[Sandy Braille]

And you told Chelsey about me? Lulz, completely forgot about that.

True story, me and her actually dated for a bit.






It was a disaster. Anyone who said that age is just a number was lying.


We both definitely had completely different mindsets in terms of what we wanted.

She was hot though, alas.

 

[Dr. Jones]

True story, me and her actually dated for a bit.






It was a disaster. Anyone who said that age is just a number was lying.


We both definitely had completely different mindsets in terms of what we wanted.

She was hot though, alas.

Who was older?

 

[Sandy Braille]

This is like someone who speaks English (only) hearing someone speak in French and complimenting them on speaking it so eloquently and fluently.

Amen. Does me being able to talk about bacterial cell signal transduction pathways via tyrosine receptor-kinases with Zulu, or taking about type II topoisomerases with franklin make me any smarter than someone like Bronco, or PKM? Not even close. The language analogy is spot on.

 

[Sandy Braille]

Who was older?

The lass. Three and a half years earlier. It blew my mind at the time. Still does, seeing as she was and is completely normal. Just had different expectations than mine.