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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Mon May 27, 2013, 05:11 PM May 2013

A good list of studies that show why more people should March Against Monsanto via Washington Blog

Last edited Mon May 27, 2013, 08:44 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/05/2-million-march-in-50-countries-against-monsanto.html

- Genetic modification actually cuts the productivity of crops

- The net effect of GMOs in the United States has been an increase in use of toxic chemical inputs

- Genetically engineered foods have also allegedly been linked to obesity, cancer, liver failure, infertility and all sorts of other diseases. Brief, must-watch videos here and here.