and what will GM corn or soya do when planted in a farmer's field?
hatch a plot with al quaeda to destroy the delicate balance of nature between the barn and the fenceline?
mutate blackbirds into nefarious Super Avians with the ability to speak, plan mischief and devise their escape route?
or destroy the world by speaking the name of god in reverse?
crazy fearmongering is the last resort of those who have no evidence to support their lunacy.
is there a "Scientific Consensus" on genetic research? why yes, there is.
it's the same as the "Scientific Consensus" on global warming.
MORE RESEARCH!
not mad spasms of terror, kneejerk political reaction or ludicrous prohibitions on more research.
the left's rush to condemnation of everything they despise as soon as they catch the faintest whiff of an excuse to call out their rabblerouser is displayed on this issue the same as it is on "global warming", gun control, and demanding punitive taxation on those they already hate with a burning marxist passion.
it's just too easy.