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by sbf501 1431 days ago
Depends what they mean by "genetic". Mixing genes by cross breeding is a lot different than adding genes from other species, or constructed genes that are patented.

There are two kneejerk reactions in this debate:

The first is from the anti-science crowd who shit on everything.

The second is from the wannabe scientist crowd who like shitting on anti-science people but usually aren't very savvy themselves.

Both are problematic as they crowd out experts and regulators.