Question
How do i know that mixing tomato DNA with scorpion DNA is a good thing and wont harm me
Submitted by: jaylacheyenne
Answer
Expert response from GMOAnswers Admin_1
Friday, 11/03/2016 12:06
The first thing that needs to be addressed is that DNA is DNA; and there are no GMOs being grown where someone has added scorpion DNA to a tomato. However, with all of the GMO memes on the internet (e.g. the tomato with a fish tail), I can see how someone could think this is true.
In fact, a similar question was asked, “what are good and the bad things about fish DNA in tomatoes?” and I recommend reviewing the full response but here is an excerpt:
No commercial GM crops on the market today contain “animal genes.” DNA from any source is made up of the same four basic nucleotide building blocks: adenine (A), cytosine (C), thymine (T) and guanine (G), and it’s estimated that 60 percent of the genes in plants have very similar copies in animals. Although no GM crops on the market today contain “animal genes,” there is nothing inherently unsafe about using fish DNA (or any other animal DNA) in a plant. Learn more about DNA and animal genes here.
Here are other great responses on this site that I highly recommend you review for additional perspective and detail on this topic:
I heard that there is spider/animal DNA in tomatoes, is this true?