[Vendan]

and before that we genetically modified them through forced selection. Modern crops(pre-GMO even) bear little to no resemblance to what they were originally. Anti-GMO sentiment is bullcrap.

[researcher88]

Isn't there a difference though?

If I want to have a Scandinavian child, I just reproduce with someone from Sweden.

If I want my child to be immune to the sun and skin cancer, I just add a gene from the leaf of a tree, inject it into his DNA and see what happens?

I support GMOs but nuance is important.

[splawn]

"nuance is important"

Says someone comparing plants with human children to make a point. (And no, not much of a difference, other than with modern technique we have more control over the results)

[narrowrail]

Perhaps the example was not the best, but surely you see the difference between splicing DNA from different species, and selecting certain specimen based on desired traits?

[splawn]

I see the difference in the "means" (and one is way faster\efficient), but not in the "ends".