Can’t genetically modified foods be eaten?

It requires a large number of experiments for verification.....

I’m not sure whether it’s safe to eat; when buying something, I need to check the ingredients listed. If it says it’s genetically modified, I usually don’t buy it.

Eating it can cause genetic mutations~~ The U.S. uses rabbits for experiments~~ Eating genetically modified foods can lead to tumors all over the body~~ :L

Food is genetically modified, and so are humans; in the end, everything is ruined. Humans try to become gods and create everything, only to be destroyed by those gods

Those who are willing to be lab rats can give it a try

It’s not clear how harmful genetically modified organisms are, but they certainly can’t kill people; otherwise, almost everyone in the United States would have died.

The last edit to this post was made by qugd on 2012-12-21 at 22:13. People initially started conducting genetic modification research on crops in order to protect them from pests and diseases and to increase yields; the intention behind this was certainly good. Since traditional methods for breeding improved varieties take a long time and are inefficient, approaching the issue from a genetic perspective allows for targeted selection of certain desirable traits. The research directions and methods for genetically modified organisms are also diverse. In animal studies of certain disease-resistant drugs, researchers hope to obtain diseased study subjects through genetic modification. For example, in the research on drugs for treating cancer, researchers hope to conduct pharmacological tests and studies on multiple mice with cancer. However, there aren’t that many mice with cancer available; therefore, it is necessary to create such mice through genetic modification, and developing methods for creating such mice is also part of the research in genetic modification technology. In my opinion, among genetically modified crops, there are certain parts that can be used as food and are definitely harmless; this can be determined from a biochemical perspective. Crops such as soybeans, peanuts, and sesame, which are used as oil crops, have oils that can be consumed safely, as fatty acid esters represent the energy-storage form in these crop seeds. These oils contain almost no protein, meaning there is no genetic material present in them ； But the cake left after oil extraction, when used as feed for livestock and whose milk and meat are then consumed by humans, I don’t think poses any harm, because proteins and nucleic acids must first be digested and converted into small molecules of basic units before they can be utilized by livestock. Edible starches extracted from crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are also safe, as starch serves as a storage form for energy and nutrients in these crops, rather than a storage form for genetic material. Sugar extracted from crops such as beets and sugarcane is also safe, for the same reason. The following foods are somewhat questionable: tofu made from genetically modified soybeans ； Milk and dairy products produced from genetically modified crops fed to dairy animals; direct consumption of seeds of genetically modified crops or products that include the embryo. Such discussions should involve some technical expertise – they shouldn’t sound like slogans, as that would indicate a lack of knowledge.

You explained it very clearly; are you a biology student? ? Now we have quite a lot of genetically modified foods, and it’s hard to control that, right?

First, let me express my personal opinion: when it comes to food, we have the right to make our own choices. There are many things that, just because they are considered to be problem-free in theory, are not necessarily really problem-free. Einstein’s E=mc^2 and the theory of relativity were accepted only after their correctness was proven through practical testing. If it is truth, it must stand up to scrutiny and examination.

I’m not a biology student; I’ve only studied a little chemistry. For other subjects, I can understand some of them by leveraging my knowledge of chemistry, and do so correctly.