Sylvurphlame t1_ivms71z wrote on November 9, 2022 at 2:26 AM

Reply to comment by HaruspexAugur in 7 ways CRISPR is shaping the future of food by tonymmorley

GMOs might be contributing to the rise in food-related allergies. But not cancer.

HaruspexAugur t1_ivn71ji wrote on November 9, 2022 at 4:28 AM

Also CRISPR-edited foods are not quite the same as the GMOs that existed prior to CRISPR. The methods are different, so we can’t necessarily assume that potential risks are the same. More testing needs to be done, but it’s a fairly new technology.

Sylvurphlame t1_ivn7lpg wrote on November 9, 2022 at 4:33 AM

On a side note, I heard a hypothesis recently that the rise in peanut allergies specifically might be related to a — I forget the name at the moment — known allergen plant with which peanuts are recommended for crop rotation. A sort of cross contamination.

I need to do some searching on that.

HaruspexAugur t1_ivn7v93 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 4:36 AM

That’s really interesting. I feel like the science of allergies in general is so strange to me. Like, the fact that so many people’s bodies just react negatively to certain substances which are completely harmless to most people. It’s wild how it works and what can affect it.