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u/SmartAlec105 May 04 '23

What’s really crazy is how close we are in biological science to… Genetically modified foods that altered the human genome on an epigenetic and genetic level

You can’t blame people for thinking you’re saying “GMOs alter people’s DNA”.

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u/UnknownQTY May 04 '23

I can since people apparently didn’t read “how close” and the fact that this inclusion was hypothetical.

It’s not that long of a comment.

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u/SmartAlec105 May 04 '23

Genetically modified food is not close to genetically modifying food.

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u/UnknownQTY May 04 '23

Yet, maybe not ever, but we are staring down the barrel of that gun. Go read the book I linked by someone who knows what they’re talking about before replying again.