You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: Science Lesson: Genetically Modified Organisms (How are GMOs Created?)
Science is great. I like your approach of not having a bias, and presenting the facts.
Combining science with greed is not so great. I argue that Monsanto has little concern for the future of the planet or human health. I wrote this article about their pesticide roundup, and would love any scientific feedback:
https://steemit.com/california/@doyoueatdolphins/i-don-t-like-roundup-or-monsanto-do-you
Monsanto is not a monolith, I'd argue that the scientists there do have concern for the future of the planet and human health. Nothing is perfect, however the concerns over glyphosate are overblown IMO. Is it great for you? Probably not. But a lot of things aren't great and we go out of our way to ingest them.
Do you know or have you met any scientists working at Monsanto? You do raise an interesting point that there are certainly reasonable thinking people that work for Monsanto. Or at least we can hope. Your comment reminds me of thinking of the zoo as a place that is so bad for animals, meanwhile they employee so many biologists who love animals more than most folks.
I actually don't know on a personal basis anyone who is directly employed by Monsanto. I do know people who have collaborated on projects with them (like studying the enzymatic working of glyphosate, it inhibits the enzyme EPSP synthetase).