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The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marksissons and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

Is conventional wisdom about GMO safety correct?

Conventional wisdom demands skepticism, whether it's the

official stance on high fat diets. They'll give you heart disease, don't work or do work but not for long.

Or exercise. You must jog at a moderate pace for an hour a day, four days a week. Or organic food. It's nutritionally

identical to conventionally grown food. Or sun exposure. You must always wear sunblock. I always

question conventional wisdom, and when it's lacking, as often is the case, I rightly skewer it.

I'm going to do something a little different today.

I'm going to look critically at the conventional wisdom, but of a different sort,

the kind espoused by the alternative health crowd.

Now, I'm usually sympathetic to them.

We align in many ways, perhaps more often than not.

We both prefer organic food, wild seafood, and sustainably raised livestock. We both understand

the benefits of smart sun exposure, spending time in nature and getting ample amounts of sleep.

But when it comes to conventional alternative wisdom regarding genetic

modification of food, that it makes food unsafe and unhealthy, I have to put on my

skeptics hat and take a closer look. This is what I do. And don't worry, in doing so,

I'll also explore the flip side, that GMOs are absolutely

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