GMOs
Before GMOs, herbicides killed weeds and crops indiscriminately, which limited their use. The article encourages support for research into the long-term health and environmental impacts of GMO crops. Glyphosate-resistant GMO seeds changed…
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Before GMOs, herbicides killed weeds and crops indiscriminately, which limited their use. The article encourages support for research into the long-term health and environmental impacts of GMO crops. Glyphosate-resistant GMO seeds changed herbicide use by allowing farmers to spray Roundup liberally. The article frames GMO development as an intervention in natural genetic blueprints with incompletely understood long-term consequences.