Bio technology

[The Gaffer]

Bumping this topic up because it came up in another thread, and I thought it'd be worth revisiting.

The UK has just finished the first extensive trials on the environmental impact of GM foods. Note, firstly, that this research focused on a relatively narrow question:

The farm-scale evaluations (FSEs) looked at how GM herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) crops might affect farmland weeds and insects, both of them important food sources for wild creatures. The GMHT crops can be sprayed with a particular weedkiller and still prosper while "pest" plants in the field are killed.

Some insects, such as bees (in beet crops) and butterflies (in beet and rape), were found more frequently in and around the conventional crops because there were more weeds to provide food and cover. In contrast, growing GM maize was better for many groups of wildlife than conventional maize.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3197480.stm

At the same time, the Government has concluded that there is little short-term economic benefit to be had from them.

Report of Government Assessment

Does any of this change your mind about GM crops? Or is GM something about which your opinions are "fixed in stone"?