"GM" grass linked to cattle deaths
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:23 pm
http://readersupportednews.org/news-sec ... tle-deaths
A "friend" on facebook posted this. I don't know much about this news source, but I do know that they got the title wrong and it seems like hysterics. I'm not a fan of genetically modified organisms, but this seems to contribute to the idea that anti-gmo folks are a bunch of fanatical, reactionary tree-huggers. From what I've read, Tifton 85 grass is a hybrid, not a GM grass. The fact that this grass hybrid was introduced in 1983 negates any accusations that it is a GMO.
Here is one, among many, other source I looked at.
http://www.tifton.uga.edu/fat/tifton85.htm
It really irks me when people who don't have the proper background try to write about things they don't understand in an effort to promote their philosophy.
A "friend" on facebook posted this. I don't know much about this news source, but I do know that they got the title wrong and it seems like hysterics. I'm not a fan of genetically modified organisms, but this seems to contribute to the idea that anti-gmo folks are a bunch of fanatical, reactionary tree-huggers. From what I've read, Tifton 85 grass is a hybrid, not a GM grass. The fact that this grass hybrid was introduced in 1983 negates any accusations that it is a GMO.
Here is one, among many, other source I looked at.
http://www.tifton.uga.edu/fat/tifton85.htm
It really irks me when people who don't have the proper background try to write about things they don't understand in an effort to promote their philosophy.
I just looked up the article again and it seems like they (the author) edited it due to public outcry because of the stupid misinformation. Thank you for listening!