Are GMO concerns overblown? Do GMO's make more or less crops? A discussion

In case you missed it, there's an interesting discussion about genetically modified food over at  Grist.org. It began with a  series of posts by Nathaneal Johnson in which he dissected, in impressively neutral and skeptical fashion, most of the argument for or against GM food that you’ve ever heard. Johnson’s posts managed to draw attention and respect from voices on all sides of the issue. By way of his quest to take no side, he managed to get on a lot of peoples’ good sides. The comment section was, at times, somewhat civil and well-behaved, no minor feat among GMO pundit

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