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to misquote SNL, " is it all mackerel down there?" which brings me to my real question, do you often deal with really inappropriate snide comments or really bad puns/pickup lines?

First off, GO GREEN... now that I have that out of the way, I am really upset I found this AMA so late. Anyway, against all odds... Dr. Tomashow does it bother you that people lump genetically modified crops into one big evil? As a bioacrhaeologist I always try and explain that humans have been selecting for more advantageous genetic results for millennia. Even before we had an understanding of the mechanism that allowed us to affect those changes. Just because we can do it quicker and more precisely than in the past doesn't make it an evil plot. How would you, assuming you agree, add to that argument to strengthen that point?

TL;DR: How do you combat the negative opinions people have of all genetically modified crops, despite their seeming crucial role they play in feeding the growing population in an ever destabilizing climate?