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ya, pretty sure that's why coffee beans came to contain caffeine. the point im failing to make is rather simple. the first law of thermodynamics(conservation of information?).
1 g of angus beef will be just as energy dense as 1 g of GMO angus beef.
GMO is a retarded term anyways. Think about it, English Bulldogs are "Genetically Modified Organisms", I somehow doubt that the chemical energy stored in a english bull dog is any different than another canine of same size.
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GMO isn't about equivalent caloric energy. DNA is used to make proteins. When you modify the DNA, the cells start to produce proteins that never existed in nature before. These proteins can be toxins, they can be allergens, they may be both.
In addition to that, synthetic genetic manipulation may insert genes from a completely unrelated species into another species. For example, insert the genes of an insect into a fish. Something that never happens in nature (it is impossible to cross-breed an insect with a fish).
I'll concede that gene splicing like he's talking about here could have dangerous ramifications. But how can it be said that modified cells produce proteins that never existed before in nature, when these proteins came from nature it's self?
I don't condone man trying to modify the DNA of other organisms, that's Pandora's box and needs to stay shut for the World's sake.
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[–] Hey_Sunshine 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
ya, pretty sure that's why coffee beans came to contain caffeine. the point im failing to make is rather simple. the first law of thermodynamics(conservation of information?).
1 g of angus beef will be just as energy dense as 1 g of GMO angus beef.
GMO is a retarded term anyways. Think about it, English Bulldogs are "Genetically Modified Organisms", I somehow doubt that the chemical energy stored in a english bull dog is any different than another canine of same size.
although I would love to be proven wrong
[–] qwop 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
GMO isn't about equivalent caloric energy. DNA is used to make proteins. When you modify the DNA, the cells start to produce proteins that never existed in nature before. These proteins can be toxins, they can be allergens, they may be both.
In addition to that, synthetic genetic manipulation may insert genes from a completely unrelated species into another species. For example, insert the genes of an insect into a fish. Something that never happens in nature (it is impossible to cross-breed an insect with a fish).
This video explains the basics of what is going on pretty well. Hope you learn something new.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU9LmFLaC18
[–] Hey_Sunshine 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'll concede that gene splicing like he's talking about here could have dangerous ramifications. But how can it be said that modified cells produce proteins that never existed before in nature, when these proteins came from nature it's self?
I don't condone man trying to modify the DNA of other organisms, that's Pandora's box and needs to stay shut for the World's sake.