Those, I agree, are legitimate concerns worth discussing. But &#x27;bpodgursky is right that it&#x27;s harder to discuss those when people are mostly vocal about some invented fear-inducing non-issues. This also holds for discussions about nuclear power.<p>About your concerns - it&#x27;s worth noting that they&#x27;re political&#x2F;economical in nature and have nothing to do with genetic modifications itself. I agree with most of them, but personally believe that it&#x27;s not enough to shut down the entire branch of science, as some of the opponents seem to want. But those issues definitely need to be addressed.