In view of the steady drip from Houston about
right-wing/religious/Republican (or all of them together)
scientifically-ignorant Neanderthals, I found this New York Times piece
from today is pretty ironic.
A Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops
Public hearings were dominated by recitations of the ills often
attributed to genetically modified organisms, or G.M.O.s: cancer in
rats, a rise in childhood allergies, out-of-control superweeds, genetic
contamination, overuse of pesticides, the disappearance of butterflies
and bees.
...
Scientists, who have come to rely on liberals in political battles over
stem-cell research, climate change and the teaching of evolution, have
been dismayed to find themselves at odds with their traditional allies
on this issue. Some compare the hostility to G.M.O.s to the rejection of
climate-change science, except with liberal opponents instead of
conservative ones.
"These are my people, they're lefties, I'm with them on almost
everything," said Michael Shintaku, a plant pathologist at the
University of Hawaii at Hilo, who testified several times against the
bill. "It hurts."