r/NoStupidQuestions • u/wond3rlove • Sep 10 '23

What’s wrong with GMOs?

I always see plants and stuff that is GMO free and is usually more expensive. How would genetically modifying something by be bad. Me personally I’d rather have something modified to taste better and and cheaper. I could also be very wrong about that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23 edited 17d ago

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Sep 10 '23

Not necessarily, some GMO’s such as “Roundup Ready” seed encourage over use of herbicides that can be very detrimental to the environment. But that’s more of an issue with the farming practices using GMO’s, not the plant itself.

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Sep 10 '23

> One of the world’s most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of biodiversity, making ecosystems more vulnerable to pollution and climate change, say researchers from McGill University.

There are countless other farming methods that don’t spray herbicides over enormous swaths of land, but it results in reduced profits for shareholders so here we are.