Comment GMO vs. Selective Breeding (Score 1) 461
I am not sure what all the fuss about GMO crops is about. Farmers and biologists have been altering the DNA of crops used for human consumption for as long as I can remember. I like tangelos (cross bred orange+tangerine), but they did not exist 150 years ago. Should they be banned or given a "scary" label?
As others have said here, most people have no idea about the origins of what they are eating. They have other criteria, like taste, price and how long it stays edible. Frankly, I think those who propose GMO labeling have a different agenda that has little to do with the heath of consumers. There are very few or no incidents where a GMO food has actually (physically) harmed a person who consumed it. There have been some incidents of mislabeled food, but this also happens with non-GMO food - see the horse meat scandal in the EU happening now.
I have no love for those sellers of GMO organisms that are sterile or who otherwise restrict further modifications to their product. Like software licensing, the best practice is to promote further innovation.