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GMOs have an infinitely greater effect on the environment than the do human health...in fact, there is really virtually no risk to human health from GMOs aside from a) potential change in pesticide use (although I believe pesticides undergo rigorous safety testing); and b) potentially triggering allergies in foods that wouldn't normally trigger allergies.

A GMO is just a genetically modified organism...for some reason, "genetically modified" triggers some irrational, innate fear in people