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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: Genetically-Modified Organisms

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

Medical History, Health & Fitness, History, Medicine, Comedy, Sawbones

4.815.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week on Sawbones, we're talking about genetically-modified organisms. Should you be afraid when you see GMO on packaging? Or is genetic modification an incredible technology that may be humanity's best hope at avoiding extinction? You'll have to listen to find out, but we've probably already tipped our hand. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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0:00.0

Saubones is a show about medical history, and nothing the hosts say should be taken as medical advice or opinion.

0:07.0

It's for fun. Can't you just have fun for an hour and not try to diagnose your mystery boil?

0:14.0

We think you've earned it. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment of distraction from that weird growth.

0:22.0

You're worth it.

0:25.0

Alright, Tommy is about to books. One, two, one, two, three, four.

0:33.0

We came across a pharmacy with a toy and that's lost it out. We were shot through the broken glass and had ourselves a look around.

0:56.0

Hello everybody and welcome to Saubones, a marital tour of Misguided Medicine. I'm your co-host Justin McElroy.

1:10.0

And I'm Sydney McElroy.

1:12.0

Well, Sid?

1:14.0

Yes, Justin. Are you waiting for me because typically you talk first?

1:18.0

I do talk first, but I don't know what to say. I'll say this. I don't know that I've ever seen you research a topic as much as you research this one.

1:25.0

Well, I knew that for the past week, anytime I ask you like, hey, what are you doing? I'm researching.

1:32.0

Well, I knew this one was going to be controversial and I wanted to make sure I understood all sides of the controversy and that I could explain it well.

1:43.0

Okay. Now I'm on pins and needles. Don't you need to spend anymore.

1:48.0

So we're going to do this. We're going to take on GMO.

1:53.0

Okay.

1:54.0

Genetically modified organisms.

1:56.0

See, you've already put yourself in a conflict position by saying we're going to take on. Maybe when we're just going to have a freewheeling, chill discussion about genetically modified organisms.

2:11.0

Listen, Justin, I thought at one point on this show, I was going to have a just chilled out freewheeling conversation about fluoride and what happened?

2:20.0

Look, where that went. I still can't shake that.

2:23.0

I still get emails. No, I there's a lot of misinformation surrounding GMOs. There's a lot of misunderstanding.

2:33.0

And I feel like that this is one of those areas where science sometimes scientists have difficulty communicating what they're doing and why they're doing it to lay people.

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