Should We Be Worried About GMOs? - Glad You Asked S1
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- At the current rate, we'll have to grow as much food in the next 30 years as we have in all of human history. And many experts argue that to do that, we’ll have to engineer the genes of our food. But the concern surrounding whether we should grow and eat genetically modified food has made the technology one of the most divisive topics of our generation.
Glad You Asked host Christophe Haubursin embarks on a journey to Hawaii to understand what the controversy is actually about - and uncovers whether GMOs are really delivering on their promise to feed the world.
Sources:
FDA Consumer Info About Food from Genetically Engineered Plants www.fda.gov/food/food-new-pla...
GMOs Decoded
Book by Sheldon Krimsky: mitpress.mit.edu/books/gmos-d...
Global Seed Industry Changes Since 2013: philhoward.net/2018/12/31/glo...
Soybeans and Power
book by Pablo Lapegna: global.oup.com/academic/produ...
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS EXPERIENCES AND PROSPECTS:
www.nap.edu/read/23395/chapter/1
OPINION: THE COMPLEX NATURE OF GMOS CALLS FOR A NEW CONVERSATION: ensia.com/voices/the-complex-...
The Case For Engineering Our Food: www.ted.com/talks/pamela_rona...
0:00 Intro
1:10 Opinions on GMOs
3:04 The First GMO
4:43 How GMOs Actually Work
8:02 Maui
12:52 The Debate
15:26 Power - Zábava
There aren’t many conversations about food quite as polarized as the ones we have about genetically engineering crops. We chose to take a look at the gap between what GMOs promised to do and what most of them are designed to do - but there’s so much more that we weren’t able to fit into this episode. If you want to learn more, I’d really recommend checking out this compilation of smart answers to some of the most common questions about GMOs:
massivesci.com/reports/gmos/organisms-we-modify/
That’s it for this season of Glad You Asked - thank you so much for watching!
-christophe
Would be interesting to see chocolate rice
I would like to ask u to do video " why can we whistle " its thing that we can do with our body's and actually dont know how or why. Thanks ♡
@@user-fu8jn6jw8s Dunno about you, but I know how to shape my mouth to produce a whistle, I understand why the whistle sound is produced when pushing air through my appropriately shaped mouth and I know I do it because it pleases me. What exactly is the mystery?
@@Costopher same with the tearing.. once it was only instinctively and now we cry cuz of feelings. I too know how to whistle but still ill be entertained to watch such video.
@@user-fu8jn6jw8s I get that it would be cool. All I'm saying is that we know how and have pretty good theories of why we do it; there's no big mystery as you have implied. There's even an orangutan who's done it without being trained to after hearing a zookeeper whistling so it's no stretch at all to consider that hominids have done it purely to imitate birds and there are tribes today that use whistling to communicate/manipulate birds. We also have the whistling languages which appeared in spread out communities living on hills. Whistling is just communication; a pretty efficient form over longer distances.
"What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation about plant genetics is that the poorest people who most need the technology may be denied access because of the vague fears and prejudices of those who have enough to eat." -Pamela Ronald
That is true ...but what gets me even more is the food waste and those punished from digging at dumps for survival.
Yes Raffaele!!!
@Raffaele Piccini, this is NOT about feeding the poor. That is a lie they tell you. The poor can't afford food. We waste and throw away food everyday. Tons and tons of it. If we don't feed the poor today we won't feed the poor tomorrow with GMOs. This is about money, not food.
@@ellisandking be realistic for a second, food waste is definitely a factor, but GMO increase the yeald of production of food, more food means cheaper food and it
measn it's more affortable for poor people, independently of the food waste.
reducing food waste is another, independent way to make food cheaper and more widely avaiable, and we should do all we can do reduce it, but at the same time we should promote helpfull GMOs that will make food more widely avaiable and cheaper for poor people.
gmo foods are not for the original people.
I liked that you mentioned the fact that "farmers can't harvest their own seeds" and "for the first time in agricultural history farmers are not fully controlling and owning theirs seeds". This is the main reason why GMOs are restricted in the EU. It's not that people don't think they are safe to eat. It's that it's creating these dependencies on these gigantic companies to almost a monopolyc nature. So while I wish this argument would have been build out a little more I love that you brought it up.
Elisabeth WYAE I love this comment!!
If the problem is not the technology but the use. Why restricting the technology? Regulation could be put in place to prevent such practices. Here is Europe, no GMO's products and regulations are very suggestive that there is something wrong with the technology. And in my personal experience a lot of people are against them because of their "health risks". So we are still missing the point of the discussion.
@@andresvelez1927 But there is something wrong with the technology- the fact that the technology takes the control away from the farmers is fundamentally wrong and a very good reason to restrict GMOs. That the debate is around the health aspect of this is also due to the reasons mentioned in the video above- not eating the GMO materials is risky but the way they are farmed and the pesticides used are a health risk to the people living in the environment where they are being planted. So I understand the EU's hesitance and I stand behind it.
They're clearly unsafe to eat, yes it's a problem the GMO isn't safe to eat that it's part of the depopulation program of genocide to prevent humanity from reproducing. We are diligent to make sure we eat non-GMO food that's marked on its packaging. We're willing to pay more for non-GMO food. So if you say it's not because we think it's unsafe to eat, then why do look for "Non-GMO" packaging each day willing to pay more for organic foods?
Thank you for bringing this up!
Glad You Asked?
Glad I Watched.
"The biggest tragedy of all would be if the GMOs that could help people the most fail because the technology is controlled by a few corporations that prioritize profits instead of a sustainable economy".
Thank you! I was just about to write the same. Seems very weird to put the responsibility at the hands of individuals and communties trying to protect themselves from harmful practices by large corporations, and not in the hands of the corporations whose harmful practices seem to have a large responsibility for the bad reputation of gmo.
If it's anyone's fault then that of the fearmongers and conspiracy theorists.
Fortunately, so far it hasn't been a total failure and a lot of people are actually being helped by GM technology.
Which corporations prioritize a sustainable economy instead of profits? You're not being rational.
Aristotle said king Midas starved to death , as cursed by the ' Golden Touch'. Nothing new , food and riches an old malediction
Alessandro posed a false premise that is not happening. *More than half of all GMO seeds being used today (by variety, not tonnage) are not for or from US agribusiness.* They are for specific applications in many different parts of the world where climate change is causing additional challenges. Most of them are not patented. Most of them are given away free to struggling farmers by NGOs and govt seed programs.
As a farmer, being independent is a must. Able to grow your seed that you harvest, know how to make your own fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicide. GMO, which initially made for human to have a better plant (Super Tomatoes, Rice with Vit. A), has turn into money grabbing industry,. By buying GMO seeds from Monsanto, you will need to buy their fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide, etc. Farmers won’t have their authority anymore, and could easily collapse if the the system fail.
You have to buy your seeds from Monsanto- no harvesting your own. You get your tractor from John Deere or Kubota or Mahindra and Mahindra- no right-to-repair, you have to spend thousands and wait weeks for their licenced company technician to come and fix whatever the software issue is. Big agritech is pretty evil.
As someone who is studying agronomy, getting your seeds from a reliable source is a must. Growing your own seed means getting a much higher chance of poor seeds. Guess it depends on where you're from...
Farming is more a business than any authority. Otherwise all corrupted politicians would be out of job.
Faisal NH there is a wide variety of farming operations. In Canada, grain farms that plant more than 10,000 acres are very common. It’s unrealistic that a farm of that size could exist without any reliance on seed companies.
Faisal NH
I agree, it sort of builds up a paternal “father knows best” attitude towards something, (farming), that is best learned hand to hand, generation to generation.
Also I think that another huge problem is is industrial scale of the farming... ideally more small to mid scale farms for both plants and animals, would generally lead to less waste, pesticide use (if any), and the sort of animal abuses that are well documented.
(Also If more government funding was available to those farm in subsidies, it would lead to better product, more jobs, higher wages, and cheaper prices towards consumers.)
I've always said that genetic modification isn't the problem, Monsanto is.
It is a genocide operation to prevent humanity from repopulating itself.
@@studiosinger that is actually a good thing 🤣🤣🤣
@@studiosinger but why
I totally agree !
How is Monsanto the problem but genetically modified organism products aren't?
People don't seem to mind taking GM medicine but making lots if fuss with GM food. Also, corporation greed is the main problem here.
Was unfortunate to see any discussion of that omitted. There are many GM_/GMOs applied in beneficial ways in food and healthcare that were not addressed. Not to detract from anything the video producer brought up, however.
Those same people are also trying hard to avoid big pharma
@@EyeDigress True, but hopefully should be discussed. I'm also curious about people perspective on the issue that their food ie. milk and meat was fed with GMO. Is that OK as they are secondary and not the primary eater of GMO?
@@ultraali453 good luck getting organic insulin.
@@Theaverageazn247 Of course, use the best option available.
But, Live in a way that you won't need it in the first place.
Thats what it means to avoid big pharma. Keep it as a last resort.
"put bacteria in genes" that sounds so misinterpreted on so many level
They should have explained about vectors.
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Great episode. I only think it lacked interviews with Farmers that use gmo crops to see their point of view on whats happening. As you said on the episode, most GMO crops are not used directly as human food, but without it, there wouldn't be this abundance of cheap livestock food, that provides us humans with cheap animal products. My point is that GMOs are already playing a big role in our world by this ability to produce more on fewer land with less harmfull pesticides.
No, he was saying they’re using the technology to encourage the use of pesticides and herbicides. They’re engineering the crops to be able to handle more of the pesticides and herbicides. The point is they COULD be using the technology to create more environmentally friendly crops. But they’re not. That’s why the Hawaiians are angry. They’re testing the crops to be able to handle more herbicides so they’re using more pesticides and herbicides. And the people downwind are experiencing the consequences of that, one of which is cancer. They’re not using the technology ethically. It could be good, but big ag wants to use it to make money instead
@@danelyg458 They have both technologies. They're testing the one to resist more pesticides (not sure it's been used yet) but GMO corn for example needs less/no pesticides than conventional corn crop.
Why not instead of growing crops to feed animals to eat, which is extremely wasteful, we just eat the crops directly? Much less emissions, water and land use 🤷♂️
@@carlogarcia-prieto3948 not everyone is onboard with this and the big companies don't care sadly
due to this is a problem in amarica and most of them harvest other foods not organic and we cant consiter the same state twice they had to limit to leaning tword a sides or mabye they werent idk you decide
Scientists have done so much of research on GMOs and people with half knowledge spoil their years of research!
Scientists own monopoly people who do their own research do not.
@@Ian-gx9mn I'm sure you thought this was a sentence, but it's not.
@@Ian-gx9mn Im confused
Ah, mob mentality. "I can shout louder than you, so I must be right!" Hopefully saner heads will prevail in the end.
@@Ian-gx9mn Only scientists can do acceptable valid research. It's called peer review. Your comment was especially ignorant.
So. In summary the genes aren't gonna harm us. But the environmental and economic impacts, as well as what the side effects (like more herbacides) of growing them, are.
Molly Coates so in the end still bad for us 🤷🏾♀️
So GMOs aren't bad, farming in general is just bad
I wish they had gone into the herbicide issue more because it's already having a very real negative impact in the form of Roundup resistant weeds. Because farmers growing herbicide resistant crops made such liberal use of the herbicides, it allowed for certain weeds (like palmer amaranth and waterhemp) that aren't affected to outcompete the other weeds. Now those weeds have become a real issue to farmers because they can outcompete food crops but aren't affected by herbicides. Basically they created monster weeds.
@@eklectiktoni what so gmo cause weeds that destroy the enviroment
So to recap:
Researching GMOs that produce hardier plants, bigger yields, better nutrition, and a higher resistance to insects and disease would be GREAT.
Monsanto and others are just focused on how much chemicals they can sell to farmers.
I think it would be very interesting to see small groups of farmers coming together and making their own GMOs that actually help them.
This is an amazing series. I teach high school Science and some of these episodes have been wonderful for the classroom. Thank you and keep it up.
Haha! Christophe tricked Vox into giving him a free vacation to Maui! But seriously, these “Glad you Asked” videos are great!
I think the video fails to accurately portrait the high levels of agressivity used by the big companies in order to implement policies, acquire land and trample traditional farmers.
Of course that isnt happening in Hawaii. You'd have to go to South America, Asia or Africa to see it...
THAT'S where the real problem lies
Germany, India, USA.
that's a banana republic
Okay this is a great vid, though I feel Monsanto and friends' power is underplayed (yes, under). One risk I do feel you really skipped over is for the environment though, literally one sentence without explanation. Even without capitalism muddying things up, GMOs present one risk: biodiversity, and what if they break free. If they end up in nature, they could completely grow out of control and out compete and dominate any other plants, especially its natural cousins, and seeing they're GM, monocultures are a huge risk. That's the only conceptual issue I have with GMOs, and one that's insanely complicated. Would be great if you could talk about that more.
Well said.
Agreed
The crops are very unlikely to break free because the companies like Monsanto make it so the crops cannot bear more seeds, making the farmers dependent on them to buy more.
Its also not only Biodiversity. There are GM crops that are genetically modified to have a built in pesticide to reduce pesticide use and also to prevent harmful pests. It provides more profit and more yield yet it also takes out the natural food source of beneficial pests that also provides nutrients to the soil. The harmful pests may also have the ability to adapt and become immune to the pesticide which makes them more dangerous to crops
You are absolutely right and have a good over view of the issue. However, I would not call this a "great" video knowing what it is missing. "Partially good" and/or "look good" video- maybe.
The issue with GMOs is the emergence of monoculture and lack of genetic diversity with the resulting risk of catastrophic crop failure. Another huge issue is GMO crops can be patented - and this can create HUGE issues (ie, the small wheat farmer in Saskatchewan sued by Monsanto because some of the seeds blew into his fields and sprouted).
We already have monoculture problem with several types of food even without GMO though...banana for instance. Few countries plant stuff that isn't cavendish, and Gros Michel is already gone from most of Earth (except places like Thailand and such) because of that issue. And honestly, I think it's probably possible for the engineers to make a few distinct strands of crops just to prevent that problem.
The patent one absolutely is a problem however.
I would be more worried about the Glyphosate in the Cheerios.
Great episode you have managed to take the main issues surrounding GMO and put it into an easy to understand and engaging format, well done!!! I work in public health and I find that we are going through a very similar situation with the covid vaccine.
I have worked on vaccine programs for years and I find that it is really difficult for people to separate the science and usefulness of vaccines from the large pharmaceutical companies that manufacture or develop many of them.
As a health care worker I would be one of the first people to criticize large pharma and its unethical behavior, almost complete take over of our health system and health professionals training etc.... I can totally see why people would want to reject anything developed by a big pharma company even though certain things they develop may be very helpful for our species.
I'm a Filipino, an agriculturist. I like how you did your research in this context.
WE should genetically engeneer biofuels and bioenergy crops like switchgrass to make biofuels to power our cars, and other vehicles. THAT a would be a good use of genetic engineering.
Why? Just switch to electric instead. Probably easier, cheaper, and cleaner.
That is already happening, but I think oil companies would not agree because that would take out a majority of their profits
Indeed fellow Comrade! The Red Union supports you! For the motherland!
Great content produced by Vox, love this channel a lot, I believe this is just tip of the iceberg about GMOs, there's a lot more to be explored, and people in different perspective tend to have their stands and beliefs in GMOs.
Not worried about the product but about the companies. It's nice to know Monsanto doesn't have a monopoly, but rather makes up 1 of 4 companies that only dominate the market rather than own it (I didn't know that!). Still, those crops don't produce seeds and so we have to depend on those companies. *ugh* That gives them leverage -- too big to fail.
and what exactly is the alternative? spend a billion dollars to create 1 seed the farmer buys for 1 penny then reproduces it. there is nothing stopping the farmer from using the old seeds if they want.
@@mayainverse9429 The alternative would be to have government funding behind it, like we do with other projects without a profit incentive (like vaccines). Regardless, just because you can't imagine an alternative to a bad scenario doesn't make it a good scenario, but rather a choice of the lesser of evils.
When talking about herbicide resistant crops it’s important to note the positive effects of no till farming.
what's 'no till farming' ?
@@klauserji it’s farming where you don’t till the soil every year
Another issue that wasn't discussed in the video was the diminishing biodiversity in our crops due to Genetic Modification. Having a single strain (version) of each crop throughout the world could cause widespread problems if there's a health issue associated with the GMO... just another thing to consider
This is not unique to gmo, this happens in any intensively bred monoculture? Every single orchard of a single variety of apple is vegetative clones. They are all from the same plant, no gmo required. Every single granny Smith apple ever consumed is a clone of the original tree.
Gonzalo Barreto this
The Laughing Dove sweet
Mr. Barreto, the talk about biodiversity, when I first heard it, made no sense. When you introduce a new gene into the gene pool of a species, you INCREASE biodiversity.
To get to the opposite conclusion, you have to assume that the new version of the crop is so clearly superior to any older version that no farmers grow the older versions and they disappear, along with any useful trait they might have had. The issue of monocultures, meaning that all the crops in a given field are identical, is a valid concern, but it hasn't anything to do with biodiversity if different farmers grow different varieties in their monoculture fields. It certainly has nothing to do with GMOs because the loss of old varieties has been going on for a long time before any GMOs existed. And the scientists worried about that have organized seed banks to keep the older varieties in existence.
But in actuality, the older varieties don't disappear. A company that puts a, say, insect tolerance gene into, say corn, does the gene transfer into one variety of corn, but there are hundreds of other varieties of corn. No other variety was dominant because some do better in spring planting, some do better in dry regions, warm regions, etc. So the seed company uses normal selective breeding to cross its new corn variety with the insect resistance trait with lots of other corn varieties that weren't GMO varieties but which then become GMO varieties. The extra gene in the corn gene pool doesn't get lost. It gets retained. You don;t need to take my word for it. These companies are advertising their seeds in seed catalogs, including catalogs on the internet. Go look at any internet web site from a seed supplier and see how many different varieties of insect resistant corn they offer. Most of them encourage you to fill out an on-line questionnaire, asking you what kinds of traits you are looking for, like where you live, early or late planting, wet or dry land, food for animals or for corn-on-the-cob, yellow corn or white corn or multicolored (Indian) corn.
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Thanks in anticipation.
The Cornell Alliance for Science advisory board includes academics who assist the agrichemical industry with their PR efforts.
Pamela Ronald: A geneticist at UC Davis, Ronald is a prominent champion of genetically engineered foods. She served on the boards of directors of two Monsanto partner groups, Biofortified (which Ronald co-founded) and the Science Literacy Project, the parent organization of the industry front group Genetic Literacy Project. Ronald has also solicited industry payments for speaking engagements; see $10,000 invoice to Bayer and $3,000 invoice to Monsanto.
Small world. That guy picked me up when I was hitchhiking around Maui and I helped a friend do yard work for that other Dr., or at least a guy that looked remarkably similar to the best of my memory.
That was me. I blew you for the ride
We have a mitochondrion due to natural gmo!
All of our crops are genetically modified. Our ancestors picked the crops which generated the best yield. I recommend everyone look up what maize looked like prior to be cultivated by humans. We have been doing it for thousands of years.
YES! That is why I am amused when companies put Non-GMO on the label. Unless it is wild caught, or wild harvested, it is likely been genetically modified by us. Anyone feel up to milking a wild goat for cheese making? How about scrambling some jungle fowl eggs for breakfast?
it is not about the yield or the plant. it is about how they practice it, they want to dominate the market.
No, they aren't. You are describing selective breeding.
@@teresaellis7062 stacking hard to digest cry1 proteins into every cell of staple crops is really the issue. It;s equivalent to taking genes associated with lectin production on many crops skins (the part of the plant that resists infection/bugs, etc)....thus, the stacking of hard to digest proteins into every cell of staple crops....this is the issue.....and how does these proteins influences the human gi track biome....these are unanswered questions.....well, not really, as I watch the commercial here for an IBS drug.
Great video that cleared up a lot of misconceptions that people have with genetically engineered crops. As an agriculturist with quite a bit of experience with herbicides, I’d like a little more detail in a few places. The main question I have is what herbicides were the people in Maui concerned with? Drift is an issue with some herbicides, but most of the popular ones that drift are recognized as safe and glyphosate isn’t usually labeled as one with a drift issue. It’s a very complex issue that grad level courses are taught on. I think y’all did a great job covering a lot of it.
The Maui uproar was ginned up by activists with the usual fear mongering. Proven false.
I showed this to my mom.
My Mom : Thats why people nowadays have shorter lifespan.
It would be ironic if you outlived her...
My apologies for insulting your mother.
I couldnt bring myself to hold it back.
Except life expectancy is up.
because they're eating GMOs or because they're anti GMO?
I always wonder why people in the middle ages died so young despite their 100% organic diet and frequent exercise in the fresh air.
Blank's mother had a poor education.
Leading with "GMOs seem harmless" is maybe not the best move in an era of short attention spans. This would also be a great opportunity to bring up the toxic effects of pesticides on not only surrounding residences but also farm workers. And maybe staring a conversation about why buying organic has the moral incentive of not participating in a system that poisons underpaid and exploited workers as well as the earth. It's all a part of the same problem.
Ari M Not to mention the bees (especially), butterflies, hummingbirds and a myriad of other pollenators that are dying from the Roundup glyphosate products they use. And, the fact that you can’t get seeds that reproduce from the first crops, creates a monopoly that is HUGE! They literally will control the world food supply if things keep going as they are. Hundreds of organic farmers have been put out of business by Monsanto. Even if the GMO crops were totally safe (and I’m not convinced they are), they still have us by the short hairs in terms of control. One of the best ways to keep farming from their greedy little claws is heirloom seeds. They reproduce over and over for many generations. Can’t get that with gmo seeds, and that’s what they want...CONTROL. If you control the food, you control the world... Can anyone say U.N. AGENDA 21? Look it up on the UN website, it’s there, under Sustainable Development. Not pretty words when you find out what they really mean. There’s also a ton of info about it on CZcams. Don’t believe me...do your own research people!
While it was an okay documentary, to say we don't have to worry about corn pesticide use because it's fed to cows makes no sense. If the cows are getting the herbicide issues, then that would just get passed on to us when we eat them, the herbicide doesn't magically go away. Additionally, a different documentary I saw interviewed a farmer who mentioned how the land is less useable due to these herbicides.
No worries. If you eat enough corn, then your body is probably "Roundup Ready" .
Not that I recommend increasing our population, but imagine how many people we could feed if we used GMO tech to grow more food for us to eat. Instead, we use it to make more money growing feed for animals that we then slaughter.
Yes, we are growing plants that we can eat, but we are feeding it to livestock while so many are dying of malnutrition.
@@NairobyMS Humans are addicted to inefficiency
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if genetic modified food can provide all the nutrition a human need, without any drawbacks or inconveniences, I would happily eat plants everyday. well im kind of 80% did it anyways, asian diet are full of plants. but human absorbs some nutrients from animal products better.
It’s more the practices and unethical testing that is putting this lifesaving technology into controversy. I think many non-farmers don’t realize that, and it’s important to stress. Thanks for the great video!
There is no unethical testing. That is a conspiracy theory and a non-issue.
Thanks to this video I FINALLY SEE HOW THE LAMP IN THE FRIDGE TURNED OFF
Bruh, is that a DNA sequence on the cut out page? The amount of detail that goes into these videos...
The aggressive fertilizer and pesti5 during the plantation and harvesting are the ones we should worry about.
Thats when monsato name comes up
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Why do you comment this on every video? Nobody cares.
I was hoping to see more discussion about how organic companies market their products and exploit the fears around GMOs for profit.
Good content. I would just add that there's a difference between GMOs and GEOs (Genetically Engineered Organisms). Example of GMO would be splicing together 2 varieties of tomato vines for better traits. Farmers have been doing this for hundreds of years. Example of GEO would be to take a salmon's growth gene (b/c they grow very fast as compared to other fish) and insert it into the tomato's DNA structure. There's a company in Canada testing this now. Unfortunately the 'law' has added to the confusion by using GMO & GEO labels interchangeably. Think of it like this: If genetic material is crossing between Fauna and Flora classifications, most likely = GEO. Genetic material crossing between varieties/species but staying in the same Family, most likely = GMO. This is just the 'tip of the iceberg'. If you want to take a hard stance for or against, do some research to make an informed choice for yourself and your family.
I think "splicing together" of varieties is just considered good, old, uncontroversial breeding.
This really helpful got my biotech exam coming about an hour. They used terminator seed to protect intelligence properties and bring benefits to manufacturer.
For the people so appalled at the Technology Use Agreement required to use most GMOs on a commercial scale, I would like to introduce to a concept called Plant Breeders Rights. And not only that, if you had any understanding of genetics you would understand that the offspring of an F1 generation is not going to produce what you want.
Should We Be Worried About GMOs?
No.
Thank you. The end note in the video wasn't really giving it out.
Should you realise that this isn’t a black or white problem, instead of coming off as snarky?
Yes.
Ubersnuber I don’t think they were coming off snarky! Have a good day 🤗🤗
Well studies on rats has found them more succeptible to develop cancer when fed only gmo
Naive you are. That's why we have packaging letting us know "Non-GMO". We decide, not your pitiful tyrannical genocide operation.
Really informative, thanks.
This is great. Thank you Vox for all your great work!
A very serious fact in the US is that anti-intellectualism has made a great noise like anti-vaccine campaign. So, no wonder why the majority of Americans think GMOs are unsafe.
The first GMO was actually the sweet potato 🍠🍠🍠 It was created naturally thousands of years ago while the potato was being domesticated by farmers.
The first mass commercialized GMO was the Flavr Savr Tomato. It was modified using the same natural process as the sweet potato 🤓
u sure it wasnt dogs? they seem pretty different from wolves
Yes 🐶 Dogs are selectively bred which is a type of GMO process. But sweet potato we're modified using a "generic engineering" technique call agrobacterium-mediated gene swapping
Thanks so much for shedding light on this important topic. It is important to note that GMOs are not responsible for farmers inability to replant seed, but rather breeding by hybridization which renders the next generation of seed inconsistent and unusable in the industrial ag setting.
Thank you for pointing this out. That was exactly what I was thinking. Hybrids (which are the result of a common breeding technique, not genetic modification) do not breed true and saving seed from them would not give you a good crop the next year.
You found a great excuse to take a work trip to Maui ;)
This was the first thing I thought when I watched this video!
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goredsox9 hahahah that’s rude but lol
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goredsox9 avoid gmos. After rBst and round up Monsanto’s science is weak and profit driven.
Let them eat cake...
We, the peasants, have arrived!
I feel like GMO hasn't been "a hot topic" for long enough to have any feeling about "how you grew up feeling about GMOs"...
Thanks Vox. Disinformation had gotten to me prior to this video and further research. I'm happy to have become more educated.
As a non expert in GMO, I cannot say with certainty that it is either good or bad.
BUT, I would like to point out that despite the abundance of food, there are people going hungry now. This is not a matter of producing more food. It is a matter of politics and economy.
If you were starving and someone offered you poisoned food,would you eat it?...Just asking...
Transfigured is GMO food poisoned, just asking
The rise of glyphosate has been met by a decrease in application of other herbicides, which are typically more toxic.
That's right.
I got a friend who freaking out about GMO then i shove GMO product in her mouth for several year and i tell her did you died have cancer etc? And now she got no prob with GMO anymore.
What an informative, comprehensive, and balanced piece of work!
very well documented and beautifully edited!
The analysis is a bit limited here. Some gmos are safe, but the effects of things like gmo salmon can destroy the ecosystem of wild salmon
No Otis, the GM salmon is grown in inland tanks not in ocean pens. The GM salmon is sterile as well.
@@DukeGMOLOL GM salmon still escape those tanks (I am an ENV scientist in Alaska and Canada). And they are more likely to develop parasites, lice, and other organisms that then wreak havoc on nonGM salmon. Maybe don’t get your science from trendy podcasters paid by big corporations?
@@DukeGMOLOL As for inland tanks, the amount of water and energy required to sustain those things is a bigger ecological problem than the salmon himself
@@doubloongoonsquad GM salmon are not and never have been in ocean pens doub so your comment is false. Maybe stop getting your science from GM hater screamer sites.
The GM salmon is not an ecological problem and raising salmon in inland tanks will help protect wild salmon stocks.
You missed the part where Monsanto sued the seed processors out of business and used copyright and natural cross pollination to force Farmers to get with the program and pay.
The farmers who stole intellectual property. No one forced them to do that lol
Wow! This was fantastic! I’ve been looking for awhile for a video to use in my food science class that clearly and objectively explains the GMO debate. Thank you for making this video!
Too much is wrong to use this video, way wrong.
Very informative. Thank you
Germans living with laws that mostly ban GMOs watching this like 👁️👄👁️
I'll bet none of them know that life saving insulin has been a GMO since 1981.
Would love to see a video about the implications of gmos on the farmers.
Only one sentence. Monsanto is brutal in their treatment of farmers, putting many out of business.
Real farmer here. Genetically modified canola changed farming around here. No more tillage. Less passes over a field. Big public complaint is that they say farmers are controlled by a few larger companies (ie. Bayer, BASF, Syngenta, Corteva). However, many of the herbicides and GMO technology is off-patent. At my local co-op where I work as agronomist we carry up to 9 different brands of glyphosate. There are several companies in province that produce roundup-ready GMO seed (not large companies) and LibertyLink technology has now come off patent, which is a far more popular seed/herbicide package in canola country.
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I love you guys. Thanks for doing this program
Brilliant and insightful video as usual
Funny how they dont want to use the M word ( monsanto)
Talk about setting a good standard for the rest of the video by having an awkward breakfast scene with buzzfeed people
Now I'm really interested in the rest of it!
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C Jennings Evolve/adapt, or be left behind.
GMO s R NOT NEEDED. NATURAL HARMONY of DESIGN IS STILL BEST. MOST BENEFICIAL FOR HEALTH LIFE OF MAN & planet. Our EARTH PLANET IS WONDERFULLY DESIGNED. Man was designed to RESPECT & CARE FOR IT WHILE LIVING UPON IT & in it. GO WITH THE FLOW OF NATURAL CHANGES. STOP MAN FROM RUINING OUR BEAUTIFUL PRECIOUS WONDERFULLY DESIGNED PLANET 🌎 EARTH❤❤❤❤💖💖💖🏆👍👌✌
I didn't ask but I'm glad you told me about it! great video
Before protesting GMO, we should ask how many life GMO has saved from starvation...
dont forget drugs. Alot of drugs are produced with GMO.
Sure, but are also wasting 50% of the food produced...why not fight that absurdity first?
I think that a thing you didn't mention is the fact that plants modified genetically can pass their genes to an original breed by polinization and that cross between to variants of the same species can cause the prevalence of the GMO and the erradication of the natural breed causing an unbalanced environment for a system of codependent species. And having less variations on the genetics of a specie can reduce in the future the possibilities of it's survival chances of a future deasase
You would have to look at the data that describes the plausibility of it happening.
what you are saying is true with or without GMO.
You're right. Before the propoganda got a strong hold on the topic, most people didn't even know what GMOs were and the few that did new that this set them apart, positioning all become land to become only useable with GMO crops. Goodbye biodiversity, health, and nature as we know it.
A good basic overview, but why so little on the complex impact of GMO / herbicides / pesticides on natural cycles?
The only question that came to me is how they get the gene book!!! Amazing!
Great video but seriously drifts to less important issues perhaps could focus on one topic like monopoly and etc rather than singular unethical cases
I actually never even thought about it ... but I’m definitely going to be more mindful with my grocery shopping from now on 😳
wow great video content😊. Keep up.
Great presentation
Got the idea in a very well manner
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Vox just solved the biggest question, the fridge light DOES turn off when closed! 3:01
I really like your previous video which was based on that how internet does work.
I really thankful for that .because o got a lots of information about the internet.
So confident
I definitely knew that genetically modified crop’s would be discussed because that’s life’s biggest project at the moment for me. And we do have to remember that we are the one’s genetically modifying our food so trust the people growing the food.
Indigenous people grew diverse array of variations of their foods they grew, to combat drought when needed, to combat disease when needed, ect. GMO have good intention, but we already have natural solutions.
What's the effect on the streams or rivers and the animals that drink from or live in them? Don't mess with mothernature!
great comment! people here seem to blindly believe what a screen tells them
I only know I know nothing....do you know that when a bug eats a plant that plant produces nutrients to protect itself and those nutrients are great for us...there are so many things we don't know
Wow you explained this so well 👏
I've always been seen as the "odd man out" because I'm a democratic socialist who is also an environmentalist and a vegetarian, but I also support the use of GMOs. I think there are many big misconceptions about GMOs (I had actually written a paper about this in my first year of college), and I think that they could be beneficial to us in many ways. I think what we need to do is get rid of the mindset that we either have them as they are, or not have them at all, because that's doing a serious injustice to the product and the many potential benefits from them. I don't think we should get rid of them, but we need to really reconsider how they are used, which ones can be developed and sold, and who owns them. GMOs are already heavily regulated, however, there are some GMOs that I think we could do without (e.g. GMOs that are more resistant to pesticides that cause farmers to overspray which can hurt the nearby ecosystem, not to mention I'm not sure I want extra pesticides on my food). There are some serious issues that people bring up as reasons to ban GMOs, but at the heart of it, there are problems with big business, industry, and the industrialization of agriculture. For example, cars are bad for the environment but should we get rid of them? No. We adapt the way we look at them and think of environmentally friendly ways to keep using them such as making them electric. GMOs offer the world great potential benefits that can help out in many ways (such as the golden rice that was talked about in the video), and there are problems, but that's usually how it is with all new products. We have to change the way we look at it and figure out ways to improve the product without damaging other areas. Again, one major issue with GMOs right now is big business and industry, but they're also the cause of many other issues so we should regulate them more (I'm not going to open that can of worms, otherwise this would turn into a book of me ranting about how awful big business is here). So yeah, keep an open mind and use those criticisms of GMOs as ways to figure out how to improve them, rather than getting rid of them altogether.
Bravo on the GMO's.
What do you mean by "overspray"?
You mentioned "who owns them", why is that an issue?
@@DukeGMOLOL The problem with over spraying is the environmental impact. For example, there is a recent study that correlates the decline of monarch butterfly populations to the over-spraying of pesticides on farms killing off milkweed. What I mean by who owns them, is that if there is a monopoly on GMO seeds from a large business, then that organization can essentially jack up prices, and essentially keep people that really need certain kinds of crops from having them (just the issues with big business anyway lol). I think GMOs have tons of benefits and can help contribute to a brighter future, but we just need to figure out some parts of it to ensure that they're used appropriately. That goes for anything new though that can be beneficial to society.
@@ErichHans Thanks for the reply. By overspray I assume that you mean spraying too much. That is not done. Pesticides are regulated by the EPA and each pesticide is labeled for application rate AND for which crops it can be sprayed on.
The plight of the monarch and other insects is mainly fractured habitats caused by human sprawl. Agriculture is a part of that fractured habitat as farms are not wildlife refuges including organic farms. In fact, if we switched overnight to organic agriculture 70 million more acres would have to be ripped from nature because organic ag yields are much lower.
As for "who owns them" (monopoly) that is a moot point because patents expire and those beneficial traits revert to the public. The University of Arkansas has been selling Roundup Ready soybeans from expired Monsanto patents for going on 7 growing seasons and Monsanto even assisted them with the project. Farmers who buy them can plant the resulting seeds for the next crop or trade them with other farmers.
Further on the subject of patents seeds have been patented and those patents have been expiring since the climbing rose of 1930. Farmers all over the world are well aware of patented seeds and it was zero surprise to them when the first GM row crops were planted commercially in 1996.
Best regards.
@@DukeGMOLOL Wow thanks for all that info! That's honestly good to know. At least I know now that what I had previously thought was wrong so I can talk differently about GMOs and how they're used in future conversations. Thanks!
Was flashing the peace sign a trend for really little kids in the 90s. I remember doing that to the camcorder at a skating rink. I watch old kids shows, and kids do that. Was that a thing?
I love this series.
Wait sooo it's not the technology itself that's dangerous it's the testing of it?
Thank God for these farmers who are not buying into this gmo mess. God bless these men.
A nuanced approach! Amazing!
CBSE student of PCB like that we are taught all of this in Class 12 of school and also about the internet episode as well.
We waste vast amounts of foods and resources to farm in the industrial agriculture model.
Wait for fuel shortages or monocrop plaques to wipe out intire crops.
Modern food isn't as nutritious either.
Heirloom seeds and permaculture methods locally are sustainable and break away the slavery of food control.
*Eating products with GMOs in it won't have a bad impact on your body, but living next to a GMO test field or farm that uses GMOs will affect you health!*
Eating pesticides everyday WILL affect your body over time.
love this episode well documented and explained and the editing is entertaining
I'm impressed this wasn't completely blindly pro GMO. I have no problem genetically modifying people, let alone plants. That's not the issue. The issue is most of these GMO crops require tons more herbicides and pesticides. Like the ones that killed the bees....
Why do they require more pesticides? Isn't the whole point of modifying them (to be resistant to pests) so that you don't have to use as many chemicals?
@@Bianca-py1qy Lol no. The point is to make more $. To increase yield. If that means poisoning the environment and killing the bees. Who cares? Money money money, baby!
No, only subtly blindly pro GMO.