genetic modifications and chemical use, as I sit here enjoying a bowl of seedless grapes – I ponder on whether the public perception of GMOs is more a result of portrayal or preference than actual risk to consumers.
I do concede that a thumb sized strawberry grown in the backyard will always be tastier than a genetically modified strawberry as big as my fist, but if I am to be entirely honest, if either is served to me I will consume it. While this may be indicative of my studies of genetics at university, or my substantial exposure to GMOs growing up, I do wonder what the big hesitation about increasing crop yield, or eliminating the seeds in my grapes, is? I am not arguing that all GMOs are good, but that people need to look at the science behind GM food, specifically produce, to weigh out whether eating a strain of draught hardy corn is really a danger to your health.