Be interesting to see how this plays out with the &quot;Anti-GM is irrational anti-science woo&quot; brigade.<p>Yes - genetic modification is not doing anything that couldn&#x27;t happen by normal mutation&#x2F;selection - but it accelerates the process by multiple orders of magnitude (that&#x27;s the whole point).<p>Making the debate one of &#x27;show us evidence of harm or shut up&#x27; always felt fairly short-sighted.<p>I always felt that there is a huge &#x27;unintended consequences&#x27; factor lurking somewhere. The need for a deep sense of caution when working on a new frontier struck me as more rational than a stance that basically boiled down to &quot;let&#x27;s assume we haven&#x27;t overlooked any potential risks&quot;.