Thanks to Guelph Mercury reporter Greg Layson for remembering our band, the GMOs, in his story about another attempt to broaden the professional hockey menu in Canada. Last summer the GMOs wrote the theme for the Make It Seven campaign by Research In Motion co-founder Jim Balsillie, which for us culminated with a performance before 5,000 people at a rally in Hamilton where Balsillie wanted to relocate the then-floundering Phoenix Coyotes. The relocation didn’t happen, but the momentum was sure there. Here’s a video of rally highlights, the video GMO bassist Rob McLean created to support the song, along with us backstage before the gig in Hamilton’s Jackson Square: (from left) Len Kahn, me, Rob, Rob Hannam and Doug Larson. Thanks to Lisa McLean for the pic. It was a great day!
Please forgive my igacnrnoe but what is wrong with genetically engineered foods? I am not very knowlegable about these things but aren’t the foods being modified to be more resistant to diseses and more nutritious? I understand that it is scary to think what scientists can do but shouldn’t we be looking for ways to produce a better and more abundant food supply given the global population explosion happening right now? We shouldn’t back away from something just because it sounds scary or we don’t understand it. I enjoy eating Kashi cereal beacuse it has so much more fiber and protein than any other health cereal on the market. If the cereal has pesticides in it, that’s one thing, but if the soybeans are genetically modified to have a longer shelf life without artifical preservatives or to be more resistant to bacteria, fungi, etc. what’s the damage? Are there any studies to show that GM foods are bad for people? Thanks.