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As long as we keep focused on the hazards to human health of GM foods, we're going to be tilting at windmills. It is very unlikely that any GM food will pose a direct threat to human health, short or long term.

The danger is to the environment and the traditional crop species. The sooner we recognize this, and act on it, the better.

AP - Can animal genes be jammed into plants? Would tomatoes with catfish genes taste fishy? Have you ever eaten a genetically modified food? The answers are: yes, no and almost definitely. But according to a survey, most Americans couldn't answer correctly even though they've been eating genetically modified foods — unlabeled — for nearly a decade.

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