[genetic modification] is there a problem

This news article was anti-GM. The 'colourful' terminology has been expunged by this blogger and just the arguments remain. Hopefully.

GM is the insertion of a gene from one species to another. This is not selective or cross-breeding of plants and animals, practised for eons.

Rather, it is the radical re-arranging of the genetic building blocks of life, like decoding the human genome — undoubtedly a milestone in curing illnesses.

But that's not to be confused with what is happening down on the farm … because ultimately it's about the food we eat — the right to choose whether to eat genetically modified food or not.

The debate is also about which corporations will control the world's food.

The claimed advantages of GM crops include higher yields and oil content and herbicide resistance … as well as the potential to create crops that use less water.

On the other hand, we should be clear about one thing: GM is bankrolled by multi-national corporations that stand to make huge money.

Is the bankrolling in itself a problem? Is the main problem with climate change too that it's been backed by the big money? Is everything the big money does necessarily evil?