Comment Re:Well two things (Score 1) 414
1) They do a hell of a lot of trials on GM plants. They do a hell of a lot of trials on plants period, but more on GM plants because additional agencies are involved in oversight.
The outcome depends on how the trials were done. Look up what happened with Klebsiella planticola SDF20. It was supposed to produce ethanol from crop waste, but when it was added to real agricultural soils, it killed most of the plants, beneficial insects, and beneficial bacteria, and helped pathogens thrive. It was also very competitive and stayed in the soil for a while. Its effects wouldn't have been noticed if the test had used sterilized soil, as was then common.