The bottom line

In the longer term I think some types of GE could be useful to people. It might mean new ways to cure diseases or to prevent them in the first place. But - and this is a very big BUT indeed! - all you people need to know what's happening and why. You need to get involved in thinking about whether GE (and other new human technologies) are good or bad... or if bits of them are good and other bits bad and dangerous. You also need to have a choice, to have a say in what is done or not done. You need to have proper labelling on the stuff you eat and drink so you know how it's made. Governments and companies tend to keep rather quiet about GE. After all, people can't object to things they don't know about. Now people are coming to realise just what's been going on and more and more want to put a stop to this secrecy. Don't you want to be involved in deciding the future of life on our planet? GE could affect natural life in all kinds of ways nobody yet knows. If companies release lots of GMOs and something goes terribly wrong, who pays for the damage? Can the damage be repaired? And who pays the bills? Please think carefully about what kind of a future you really want. Ask questions. Don't let others do your thinking for you! Don't leave it to the 'experts'!

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