Do you know how far the  practices of genetic modification and engineering extend and their outcomes? Take a look.   

Do you know about super weeds and their impact on living ecosystems resulting from the use of plants genetically modified to be herbicide tolerant?

GMO crops were initially marketed around the world to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer, be more drought and disease resistant, and make food more nutritious and affordable. 

However, genetically modifying corn, cotton, and soybeans to withstand the use of the herbicide glyphosate, a carcinogen, supplies Americans with corn, cottonseed, soybean and canola oils - known inflammatory oils. They also contribute cornstarch, corn syrup, and artificial sweeteners - ingredients shown detrimental to human health. And nonetheless, these crops feed commercially raised fish, cows, pigs, and chickens - unnatural industrial animal fodder.

Aside from a ninety percent return in profits for a handful of agrochemical companies and the forced decline of small farmers, the use of glyphosate tolerant GMO seeds has lead to super weeds and the continued use of chemical cocktails.

Do you know the salmon, pork, and beef you consume or a drug you take may have originated from a genetically engineered animal?

Bioengineered or genetically modified animals are marketed to improve growth rates, disease resistance, and tolerance to engineered feed; provide leaner meat and healthier milk, increase wool production, and contrive laboratory specimens for cultivating drug compounds and using in scientific research.

The same companies that profit from GMO crops hold the majority of patents on GMO animals, while the nonparticipants funding research and providing oversight are now threatened with increasing zoonotic disease.

Do you know SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations are bio-engineered?

Gene and DNA editing is no longer just for plants and animals. Modern biotechnology has moved to using genetic alterations for drugs and vaccines. Recently, a vast number of people were manipulated to quickly accept the bioengineered COVID vaccine, even though the theories of function were strictly hypothetical and now in question. But, companies and their investors immediately profited billions.

Leaping forward in human knowledge can create another leap, often backwards, when science is quick to sell benefits without fully understanding the risks, teetering on academia's credentialed hierarchy and industry's funding.

                                              - Pete