GM crops...
Perhaps we should be looking at whether GM crops are the result of this instead of blaming or even saying that it's not the case when we aren't even sure if it isn't.
Modifying the genes / DNA strands to come out with new strains is a science in its infancy still yet. Scientists are not yet even sure of whether a minor change can cause a 'domino effect' or not, seeing as these changes can occur subtlety over a period of time.
Furthermore, changes to these genes can cause other changes as well as ways of how things work as it was with the natural occuring plants.
So, don't discount the possibility of this happening.
We haven't been doing GM for centuries. What we have been doing is to use 'natural' means of coming out with new strains by artificially pollinating / inseminating plants/animals. We did not directly splice the genes in as you would call it, so no. GM is still in its infancy.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
