FDA to review genetically engineered animals

more (gruesome details)at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26773327/

FDA to review genetically engineered animals
Meat industry wants to sell such products as human food
country

updated 12:39 p.m. PT, Thurs., Sept. 18, 2008
WASHINGTON - Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday.

The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens.

The rules will also apply to drugs and other medical materials from genetically engineered animals, a field with explosive potential.

Or turn us into mindless freaks... aka Republicans!

You like corn? It started out as a grass in Mexico.

Drink milk? We've modified cows to produce more milk for longer periods of time.

Eat meat? We've modified cows to make steaks bigger, better marbled, and more resilient.

Do you take insulin? That comes from E. coli. Granted, the E. coli was actually modified by scary scary scientists, and they were probably wearing *gasp* lab coats! The horrors! I mean, they created something totally awesome and way less allergy-inducing and saved thousands of lives!




Seriously, though. We've been messing with genes for millions of years. Just look at dogs. While we might not have used modern methods in selectively breeding animals and crops, it's the same concept. What if corn produced twice the ears, with half the nutrients? How many people could we feed? What does it matter if the genetic change is in a lab or in a field?

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You like corn? It started out as a grass in Mexico.

Drink milk? We've modified cows to produce more milk for longer periods of time.

Eat meat? We've modified cows to make steaks bigger, better marbled, and more resilient.

Do you take insulin? That comes from E. coli. Granted, the E. coli was actually modified by scary scary scientists, and they were probably wearing *gasp* lab coats! The horrors! I mean, they created something totally awesome and way less allergy-inducing and saved thousands of lives!




Seriously, though. We've been messing with genes for millions of years. Just look at dogs. While we might not have used modern methods in selectively breeding animals and crops, it's the same concept. What if corn produced twice the ears, with half the nutrients? How many people could we feed? What does it matter if the genetic change is in a lab or in a field?

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There's another hiding somewhere.

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It's not really worth my time to type put a bunch of similar posts for anti-scientific idiots for every instance of the topic. Apparently the posts were so similar that I had a problem stamping the idiocy out.