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Environmental activists have apologised to a farmer after planting thousands of organic potatoes in a field which they had mistaken for a crop trial site.

Hehe that sums it up nicely… full of admirable but somewhat misinformed enthusiasm =P

Not that you’re going to see me dancing around with ‘Go GM’ placards anytime soon - I think genetic engineering has the potential to positively affect several issues (e.g. malnutrition, disease, use of insecticides) but sadly I’m not sure if that’s where the priorities (ie. money) lie. However, a lot of anti-GM arguments are based on fanciful media/campaign claims with little supporting evidence. While I very much accept that GM may not be right for the UK (that’s not just a NIMBY statement I promise!) and that approaches such as herbicide-tolerant crops are likely to lead to adverse impacts upon biodiversity, I’m not so convinced by the “there might be horrible health effects” and other doom-and-gloom-with-no-evidence arguments.