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minus-squareSightline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·3 months agoOk… but the reason why people don’t like GMOs is because they’re bred to be doused in pesticides. They also can cross-pollinate with non-GMO’s to create non viable seeds among other things.
minus-squareArachnidMania@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-23 months ago*Some Is the keyword, GMO purposes can be vast, and not all are just for pesticides or non-fertility. Some are even used to be more pest resistant so it can be less reliant on pesticides.
minus-squareDoom@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoGMO is a misconstrued term much like free range or grass fed or no trans fats. Don’t step on the rake.
Ok… but the reason why people don’t like GMOs is because they’re bred to be doused in pesticides. They also can cross-pollinate with non-GMO’s to create non viable seeds among other things.
*Some
Is the keyword, GMO purposes can be vast, and not all are just for pesticides or non-fertility.
Some are even used to be more pest resistant so it can be less reliant on pesticides.
GMO is a misconstrued term much like free range or grass fed or no trans fats.
Don’t step on the rake.