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2024-10-16 12:25:27 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The claim that GMOs are killing bees & should be boycotted isn't supported by the bulk of scientific research. There is no solid evidence to support the claim. 1. Lack of Direct Harm: https://academic.oup.com/book/11436/chapter-abstract/160126716?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/gmo-pros-and-cons#cons https://www.bayer.com/sites/default/files/Bee_Myth-Separating_Facts_from_Fictionk.pdf 2. Pesticide Use: https://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2012/jul/colony https://ag.purdue.edu/gmos/gmos-insects.html 3. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD): https://gmoanswers.com/are-gmos-causing-decline-bees https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/05/04/viewpoint-fact-check-honeybees-arent-disappearing-and-gmos-do-not-cause-colony-collapse/ 4. Environmental Risk: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8565662/

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• The claim that GMOs are killing bees & should be boycotted isn't supported by the bulk of scientific research. There is no solid evidence to support the claim. 1. Lack of Direct Harm: https://academic.oup.com/book/11436/chapter-abstract/160126716?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/gmo-pros-and-cons#cons https://www.bayer.com/sites/default/files/Bee_Myth-Separating_Facts_from_Fictionk.pdf 2. Pesticide Use: https://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2012/jul/colony https://ag.purdue.edu/gmos/gmos-insects.html 3. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD): https://gmoanswers.com/are-gmos-causing-decline-bees https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/05/04/viewpoint-fact-check-honeybees-arent-disappearing-and-gmos-do-not-cause-colony-collapse/ 4. Environmental Risk: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8565662/