GMOs carry risks that do not exist with selective breeding
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 12/100
Scientific evidence refutes the claim that genetically modified organisms carry unique risks absent in selective breeding, showing instead that unintended molecular and phenotypic changes occur similarly in both conventional and genetically modified crops.
Evidence against · 4
Transcriptome analysis reveals absence of unintended effects in drought-tolerant transgenic plants overexpressing the transcription factor ABF3
2010 · cited by 100
Studies on transgenic plants overexpressing transcription factors demonstrate that genetic modification does not inherently activate unexpected gene networks or cause pleiotropic risks absent in conventional breeding.
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More against · 3
Plant breeding involving genetic engineering does not result in unacceptable unintended effects in rice relative to conventional cross‐breeding
2020 · cited by 28
Comparative omics analyses in rice show that transcriptome and metabolome modifications from genetic engineering are comparable to or less than those resulting from conventional cross-breeding.
Unintended changes in transgenic maize cause no nontarget effects
2022 · cited by 9
Assessments of genetically engineered maize pollen and its impact on non-target organisms indicate that any unintended changes do not exceed natural variations found in conventional crossbred lines.
Genetically modified crops do not present variations in pollen viability and morphology when compared to their conventional counterparts.
2023 · cited by 0
Investigations into pollen viability and morphology across various transgenic crops confirm that genetically modified events are phenotypically equivalent to their conventional non-GM counterparts.