When it comes to bioengineering, I’m a firm believer of “Don’t mess w/mother nature.”
“There have been many failed attempts at bioengineered foods. The Flavr Savr Tomato was made so that the tomato could be picked when it was ripe, and wouldn’t bruise when transported. It was later cancled for it could cause stomach lesions.
Monsanto’s NewLeaf BT potatoes were canceled because they led to losses in those who planted them.
Golden Rice was canceled because it was made to help the body get sufficient vitamin A, but in fact it didn’t have the zinc, protein, and fat to absorb the beta carotene and make it vitamin A. In fact, even if the rice did have the zinc, protein,
and fat, a woman would need to eat 16 pounds of cooked rice to get the needed vitamin A.
The Kenya Sweet Potato was a unpopular variety of sweet potato made to be less susceptible to viruses. At the end of a three-year trial, it yielded less crops and was more prone to virus
attacks than the non-bioengineered version.”
