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- hdar3415, on 02/02/2008, -3/+41I like my onions just like they are, I cry over them all the time.
- blast_flame, on 02/02/2008, -4/+26The chances of getting a genetic disease like that from GM crops is about the same as getting sunburn from sun dried tomatoes.
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -3/+24Because making onions not only taste better, but also keeping them from making your eyes water, is the same as combining human genes with wheat genes.
How much do the anti-GM foods guys pay you? - Tanktunker, on 02/02/2008, -1/+20The anti GM food guys are all poor hippies that spend their time picketing small grocery stores, what would they pay him in? Dreadlocks?
- maheshee11, on 02/02/2008, -1/+19From the article
"The key is not to introduce a foreign gene but to silence one using a phenomenon called RNA interference. By stopping sulphur compounds from being converted to the tearing agent and redirecting them into compounds responsible for flavour and health, the process could even improve the onion." - jaxcs, on 02/02/2008, -0/+18When cutting onions, it's important to limit the amount of onion juice or onion vapor in the vicinity of the cutting board. With this in mind, it's important to remember to keep your knife clean. Rinse your knife periodically to minimize the onion juice on the knife you are using. You can also try putting the onion in a refrigerator for a few minutes prior to cutting.
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -2/+17The human body does not interact with the genes of the food it eats other than to break them down for nutritional value. If the flesh of the onion itself has problems, we can determine that through chemistry.
What GM food critics have failed to realize is that humanity has been "genetically modifying" everything for years through breeding practices. This is no different, just faster. - inactive, on 02/02/2008, -1/+16THE METRIC SYSTEM IS THE TOOL OF THE DEVIL, REPENT, REPENT!!!!
- sarixe, on 02/02/2008, -0/+14It's like using a gameshark on an onion...
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -1/+14[Citation Needed]
I love how all you anti-everything diggers just make stuff up like "OMG THEY'LL EXPLODE WHEN YOU BITE THEM AND YOU'LL GET AIDS." Seriously, don't cry "SATAN" until it has been tested and approved for human consumption. If it passes, you don't have to eat it. - borez, on 02/02/2008, -1/+14Err...how about just running the onion under a tap before you chop it up?
- NnyCW, on 02/02/2008, -1/+13I still can't believe a paraphrase of Penn Jillette sums up the idea I have about the anti-GM people.
It takes a special kind of person that has the luxury of just going down the street and having the ability to purchase whatever food they want to eat - to look at genetically modified food, something which could produce more food in less space, reduce prices so people can eat more fresh foods, make those same produce crops healthier for our consumption, and in turn help better feed the poor as well, to try to stop it with falsehood accusations and innacurate propaganda. - Mr.Gone, on 02/02/2008, -2/+14Wow, genetics topics always shock me with the stupidity of some digg readers. "Ahhh we are gonna grow extra arms!!" Maybe if I imagine that they are all sarcastic comments as opposed to ignorant ones it'll be better.
- merper, on 02/02/2008, -0/+12I always thought the ending of Rainbow 6 was a good example of how we should treat people who vandalize research. Strip em and send them into a rainforest to live pure once again, both sides win.
- cazbot, on 02/02/2008, -0/+11I love all GMO foods. I honestly wish manufacturers would label their foods as GM and charge a premium for them as a boutique product. I'd become a GM-egan. It would complement my already techno-philic lifestyle nicely I think. I am totally waiting for the day when beers and breads are brewed and baked with any one of the thousands of GM yeasts out there. It wouldn't even have to make sense for me to love it. Think of it, "techno-beer" made with GM yeast, guaranteed to never go skunky. Concentrated awesome.
- blast_flame, on 02/02/2008, -1/+12Scientists have been bombarding crops with radiation for 80 years to create effects like genetic engineering does with nothing like this happening. If something imprecise like that didn't cause those effects then it is highly unlikely that it will occur with GM crops. In fact no scientific reason why something like that would happen exists.
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -0/+10Do you mind if I use that line?
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -0/+10[Citation Needed]
- alpharaptor, on 02/02/2008, -0/+10it can be. but one thing's for sure, they're not unhealthy for you.
- blast_flame, on 02/02/2008, -1/+11How is that "nuff said?" Every independent scientific inquiry on the matter has concluded that GM crops pose no danger to either the environment or people.
- kurofuneparry, on 02/02/2008, -0/+9I'm willing to go out on a limb and guess that you don't have an education in biological chemistry or molecular biology. How can I tell? You comment is completely wrong. They did test to confirm that the chemicals known to be healthier are increasing in concentration. Thanks ApokalypseNow, accurate response appreciated.
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -0/+9As a species, we enjoyed living in caves for years, but someone saw a reason to try to improve their life.
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -0/+9Oh they also vandalize research labs, destroying up to two to three years of research in some cases.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980 ... - mrjohnnycake, on 02/02/2008, -0/+9Now if they could just find a way to genetically modify eggnog so that it will stock itself year-round.
- boltoktherapist, on 02/02/2008, -1/+10WONT SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -0/+9YOU don't have to eat it. You can buy organic non-GM foods.
- Brad324, on 02/02/2008, -0/+8clearly you need to be GM'd to improve your mental functioning.
- Kronos6948, on 02/02/2008, -1/+9Most people don't realize that a lot of our foods are already GM, just not by the means that you think of when someone mentions GM. Take corn for example...Corn was originally a grass that the Native Americans (or was it Mayans or Incans?) bred it out to the point where it CANNOT NATURALLY GROW ON IT'S OWN. Although you're probably thinking that since it wasn't modified in a lab, that it's not genetically modified, but if you think about it, through breeding, the genes have been modified anyway.
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -1/+8That'll improve the taste and healthy benefits of the onion? Because this does.
You're free to continue to eat non-gm organic foods. Nobody is forcing you to eat healthier tastier food. - ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6The onions you enjoy are all the result of selective breeding anyways - the only difference is that instead of letting chance genetic recombinations MAYBE give you what you wanted over the course of many years, now we can tailor make the foods to suit our purposes within a much shorter time frame.
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -6/+12The same people that complain about GM foods are the same ones who scarf down Twinkies, Cokes, and meat lover's pizza like there's no tomorrow. It's all bad for you. BTW--does the class of 2011 even know what Twinkies are? I digress. I wish GM scientists could work on these ideas:
Making vegetables taste like steak, except potatoes - keep them tasting like potatoes.
Making fish taste like steak, except salmon. I actually like Salmon.
Making fruit taste like chocolate, all fruits. - Tanktunker, on 02/02/2008, -0/+61. ^ Lies
- inactive, on 02/02/2008, -1/+7Just tag them with [Citation Needed]. Don't let them just make wild statements like "GM ONIONS WILL GIVE US AIDS" (a real post made above).
- Namakemono, on 02/02/2008, -1/+7I guess Hillary Clinton will have to use eye drops now for her fake tears.
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6Such genes could also come about through mutation, gene duplication, recombination mixing, or other means. Instead, we found a way to get the result quicker by borrowing work that has already been done by the evolutionary process.
Also, who cares if the genes themselves came from a fish? Do you know what a gene is? A few base pairs of amino acids - that's it. It isn't as though we're ripping out something essentially fishy and thrusting it in to a plant, making tomatoes with gills or something. If you ever see a tomato with gills, I will immediately apologize, but until then, kindly STFU and wait until the research says that it is dangerous. - NnyCW, on 02/02/2008, -0/+6They are by making healthier, tastier, cheaper foods that can grow under harsher conditions to help ensure the children have good food to eat.
- Hawknight3, on 02/02/2008, -3/+9What if the stuff they take out is what stops us from turning into zombies?
- Kronos6948, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5GM foods get vilified. They're given the moniker of "Frankenfoods". It's all scare tactics, IMO. GM foods can bring about an end to hunger, but people don't like to think about things like that. They'd rather be afraid of everything. Remember, Science is Evil!
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5Your food has already been ***** with. Everything you've ever eaten. Cows? Humans selectively bred them from bison-like animals. Corn? Same deal, bred from native maize. The process is just quicker now - no longer selective breeding, but now direct genetic manipulation. End result is the same.
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5...or pre-mix itself with bourbon.
- blast_flame, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5Sure. I took it from someone else too.
- borez, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5Onions are tasty enough as they are thanks. Don't really have a problem there.
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5Good idea, but unfortunately the "skunk" of is more often than not a result of the interaction of UV light and various hops compounds - not yeast. Now, if they GM'ed hops to not cause skunk, then we're in business.
- OnymousHero, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5What I find rather hilarious is that people rail on about GM crops being the tool of the devil, while wishing desperately for a return to 'organic' farming. Just because substances like manure (as used in organic farming) are 'organic' and 'natural' doesn't mean that they don't contain any toxins, such as E.Coli 0157.
GM crops have the potential to be the ultimate 'organic' crop if they can be engineered to have genes which repel parasites, are resistant to disease etc - no nasty fertilisers, pesticides OR manure needed. Man has been 'engineering' plants for millennia through the process of selective breeding - GM is just more precise, faster and more flexible. - TVarmy, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5Go to the health food store and look in the supplement section. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
- Mothrog, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5No, but once they open their mouths it's generally pretty obvious how poorly informed they are.
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -0/+5It is different in that it is faster, and even safer. No major health hazards have come to light since GM food was introduced 13 years ago, and close to 150 governmental and/or industry-financed studies, and at least 47 peer reviewed articles in scientific journals have been published to attest their safety.
- KingMoses, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4Something tells me that book fails to mention that when Dr. Norman Borlaug accepted his nobel prize, they said that his genetically modified foods had saved over a BILLION lives!
- McMaster88, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4I am looking forward to when I can eat my onion in pill form...
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/02/2008, -0/+4You've been eating genetically altered foods your whole life - it's just the process of modification wasn't as sure before, and took longer. We used to achieve these effects through selective breeding. Now we do it by directly manipulating the genes instead of letting a few hundred or thousand years and chance recombinations attempt to do the same.
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