*sigh*

On a quick side note, as I was trolling the internet for useful articles, I came across this one. Reading the list of concerns that Russian people have about GM... well, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This is what got me into science communication in the first place - the need to help people understand science better, so they can make better informed choices about their lives.


Here is the list of concerns:

• GM food can change the genetic code of both adults and children. Children are thought to be especially vulnerable, the consumption of GM food will make monsters or retards out of children.
• GM food causes cancer, e.g. cancer of esophagus.
• GM foodstuffs are terrible allergens.
• GM foods are the source of food poisoning.
• GM foods make humans unsusceptible to treatment with antibiotics.
• And last but not least: CM foods are either awful to taste or tasteless.

Here is a link to the full article:

http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/82020-0/