4 Myths About GMOs | Mashable
There have been plenty of misconceptions on the web regarding GMOs. To clear the confusion, we've debunked four of the most common myths. Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/07/29/evolution-myths-debunked/ Check out more from Mashable's new DEBUNKED series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BtSmC24vyo&index=2&list=PLSKUhDnoJjYlUgaOUphtT80LKWFz3FtBK Subscribe for more from Mashable: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mashable Sources: - #1, http://gmoinside.org/gmo-timeline-a-history-genetically-modified-foods/ - #2, http://naturalrevolution.org/gmo-resources/the-good-bad-and-ugly-about-gmos/ - #3, http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/18/163034053/top-five-myths-of-genetically-modified-seeds-busted - #4, http://www.nongmoproject.org/learn-more/what-is-gmo/ Music: "AE18 - Groovin With Ned (Dance Trance)” by Ned Frankly https://soundcloud.com/nedfrankly/ae18-groovin-with-ned-dance-trance http://www.mashable.com LIKE us on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/mashable.video FOLLOW us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/mashablevideo FOLLOW us on TUMBLR: http://mashable.tumblr.com FOLLOW our INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/mashable JOIN our circle on GOOGLE PLUS: http://plus.google.com/+Mashable Subscribe!: http://bit.ly/1ko5eNd Mashable is the leading independent news site for all things tech, social media, and internet culture. http://www.youtube.com/mashable Photo Credits: https://flic.kr/p/h9h2ge “Corn” by Phil Roeder is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/7EioD7 "Bolivia_soybean6" by Neil Palmer (CIAT) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/5dBvER “Benton farms HDR" by Thadd Seldon is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/7129Hm “Amish Farmer in A Field” by Bob Jagendorf is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/hnidxw “Pommes, pommes et encore pommes … (Explore)” by anne arnould is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/c1fRTm “Army scientists energize battery research” by “U.S. Army RDECOM” is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/d6Z631 "what's better than love? feels like love, feels like love : farmer's market organic tomatoes, noe @ market, san francisco (2012)” by torbakhopper HE DEAD is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/f6BKTM “Corn Field at Dusk” by Nick Page is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/dnbVJD “Medical/Surgical Operative Photography” by Phalinn Ooi is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/5aGkjh “[Golden Week] Breakfast at Saizeriya” by scion_cho is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/9gT3bG “corn on the cob monster” by jencu is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/p6YGQ “DNA representation” by Andy Leppard is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/9FJKMG “Edamame” by cyclonebill is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/at8oWs “Rice up close” by Rowan Peter is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/gAh2Fx “Soybean Harvest Day, Clinton, Michigan” by F. D. Rcihards is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/nwseM9 “Fruit and Veg” by Garry Knight is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/7uw35o “Smoked salmon and salad” by Matt Ryall” is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/4CdCus “Papaya” by Dan is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/h13Jf4 “20130920-OC-LSC-0300” by U.S. Department of Agriculture is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/cv7SX “Mustard seeds” by Jessica Spengler is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/6eUpCp “Seedlings” by Steven Lilley is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/8d88NN “Corn Field” by Mycatkins is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/cvzoNQ “06410002” by IAEA Imagebank is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/7X9t6P “Seedlings” by russellstreet is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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WRONG THIS VIDEO IS FOR STUPID PEOPLE ONLY ANY FARMER WILL KNOW THIS IS BULL SHIT
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While it might be true that eating GMO food won't kill you instantly, it is potential for harm is still unknown. As new versions of these products and Genetic Modifications methods are developed it would be best practice to stay skeptic.
The reason I am mad at this video is that it is presented as if they are really debunking a myth, they offer no evidence for their stupid claims, and willfully mislead the viewer by comparing selective breeding to Genetic Modification methods employed today.
This is obviously a paid for advertisement, no person of conscience would publish such a video when there is surmounting evidence that this is at least a controversial subject matter.
So a pretty "Fuck You" to Mashable and to all the trolls from yours truly... -
When a member of the parliament (minister of agriculture of Quebec) says that Monsanto is more powerful than the governement, We should start worrying..
http://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/quebec-canada/%C2%AB-monsanto-est-plus-puissante-que-le-gouvernement-%C2%BB-dit-le-ministre-de-lagriculture/ar-BBmkJAs?li=AAanjZr&ocid=mailsignoutmd -
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently announced that Russia will no longer import GMO products, stating that the nation has enough space, and enough resources to produce organic food.
European Union one step closer to law on national GMO crop bans.
Members of the European Parliament on November 11 backed a plan to allow nations to ban genetically modified crops on their soil, even if they are given approval to be grown in the European Union, raising the chance their use will remain limited on the continent. -
Hybrids are NOT GMOs so the first debunking is bunk. #2 FDA does NOT do testing another lie. GMOs have been proven to cancerous. another lie. #3 is no myth because no one claims that and is therefore a strawman. #4 does ave a terminator gene and does use it. Total crap.
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GMOs are safe but it isn't entirely true that it can't be harmful.
Technically speaking it can be modified to produce stuff that makes it harder to digest, just like how some crops are more pest resistant.
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Oh well if Monsanto Promised..I guess we have nothing to worry about. They seem like a stand up company that can be trusted with our health and well being.
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I'm don't really want to get into anything about the GMO argument on YouTube, but I must say I loved at the end how it said "Monsanto owns the patent to the Terminator gene, but they PROMISED to never use it". Oh okay, well if they promised we should just trust them, sounds good to me.
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Brought to you by Monsanto. Too bad it's all a straw man argument. Nice try.
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I like this video, minus the end where it says Monsanto has "promised" to never use the terminator seed, did they pinky swear too???? .X_________________________X
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hmm, they have PROMISED not to use the terminator gene?!? A corporation that promises not to make as much money as they can? Yeah, right......
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The fact remains, gmo's are profitable for these companies because of their resistance to pests, longer shelf lives, etc. Anytime a corporation can make more money, they will exploit it regardless of the risk to consumers.These companies pay big money to keep the general public in the dark or just change perception with BS videos like this. Its been done countless times by cigarette companies, natural gas companies with fracking, and pharmaceutical companies. As long as profit margins are the main goal. We all lose. It's the world we live in.
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It's just like the cigarette companies they still say there products don't give you cancer. It's all good until shit hits the fan and then what are they going to say ( whoops sorry. We're making something to fix this problem now.)
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i just cant agree with hybridising plant and animal dna, i wouldnt agree with hybridising any two species that have to be "forced" so to speak, IE cloning.
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Taking strengths of varieties of the same species of plants and bringing them together, and splicing DNA from not just different plants, but entire species, are TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS! Adding pesticide resistance to grains so the fields can be doused in chemicals. We are already seeing that GMO plants DNA have to be made stronger, because weeds and insects are adapting to the current herbicides and pesticides. Making the chemicals used ever more toxic. European testing on GMO corn and other grains have shown the destruction of the internal organs of tested livestock. So the claims of no evidence found is Bullshit.
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This reminds me of leaded gasoline. "It's perfectly safe" said government regulators and leading "scientists". Scientists who were bought and paid for by corporate money.
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They "promised". And you believed them. ROFL
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A fair, unbiased video on GMOs. I'm actually impressed.
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