What's a GMO?

GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. This organism has had its genetic material altered in some way to give it a unique characteristic it wouldn't normally have. Like say, a monkey or a cat that glows in the dark or corn that's resistant to pests. Sounds awesome, right!?! I mean who wouldn't want a cat that glows in the dark or corn that the bugs wont eat? Soon we might have the arctic apple that wont turn brown. Let's hope not.....
Genetic modification has been around since, well, forever. Evolution is natures genetic modification. The real life story of how a few amino acids started hanging out and over time grew up to be sweet smelling corps flowers, friendly wasps,  handsome great white sharks, cuddly lions and even hairless apes ( if you think evolution is still a theory, you've got some problems). Once we humans started to understand what was going on, we decided to get in on the action. Some 14 to 30 thousand years ago, we befriended some lonely wolves. Noticing that they passed on certain characteristics to their offspring, we decided to take advantage of that through inbreeding. Over time, we've ended up with the modern mutants we call dogs. We've also done it with plants. Those pretty roses you buy for your loved one on Valentine's Day more than likely didn't exist a few hundred years ago.
GMOs sound great, right??? So what's the big deal? Well other than the fact that monkeys and cats aren't supposed to glow in the dark (otherwise they would in the wild), apples are supposed to turn brown (be wary of food that doesn't spoil), and if a an insect's stomach explodes from eating corn, what's to say that it's safe for you to eat??

Monsanto, the chemical company and main player in GMO crops, makes the herbicide/pesticide Roundup. In order to sell more of their chemical, Monsanto began genetically modifying crops like tomatoes, corn and soy to become resistant to their chemical and more toxic to pests. Then they began selling their genetically modified crops to farmers, promising better yields when used with their chemical, there by selling more chemical. They also have a patent on their GMO seeds. They "created" it you see, so they "own" it. Because they "own" it, farmers are not allowed to keep seeds for next year's crop. In fact they have to buy more seeds from Monsanto in order to stay in business...More seeds, more chemical...Doesn't this seem a little um, asshole-ish?
                    Below is a picture of a person spraying their crops with Roundup:

Looks totally safe, right?? Oh, and just because it blows up the stomachs of insects, it's safe for you to eat! Hmmm.... Truth is, this isn't Nature's manipulation, it's mans (ask anyone who owns a German Shepherd about the problems they face when they get older). And there have not been ANY significant studies to suggest that GMOs are safe!!! ANY!!! Sounds a little cray cray that our government would allow such a thing to happen, right??? Hmmm.... Well that's all I have for now. More to come on how GMOs are totally safe (NOT) and other lovely things that are found in your food. Like what's Sodium hexametaphosphate?
Follow the NON GMO Project !!!