America needs to re-evaluate its rules over human cloning

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by rbohm

actually you eat genetically modified food all the time. when you eat bread, the wheat has been modified from what it was originally 8000 years ago. when you eat meat, the animal it comes from has been modified from what it was 8000 years ago. how? by selective breeding, plant splicing, etc.

Cross pollination is not GMO. GMO is a food source directly modified in a lab using bacteria or chemicals.

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

Cross pollination is not GMO. GMO is a food source directly modified in a lab using bacteria or chemicals.

anytime you modify a food plant, whether by cross pollination, or cutting and splicing, you are genetically modifying the food plant. the only difference is that you are doing it in the field rather than in a labratory.

[hammertime33]

Originally Posted by Supachai

"Playing God" is a very overused term. It's often used when humans push beyond our known limits of understanding. When humans developed flight, it was thought that we were playing God. When we developed the hydrogen bomb and nuclear energy it was thought that we were playing God. But what does it even mean? Don't we play God all the time? We do things now that humans 2000 years ago thought only God could accomplish. Some primitive cultures now see our modern technology and think that is from the Gods.

Don't forget that your dog ( and dogs in general) is a genetic creation of man. So is corn. It's fun to play God sometimes.