I wouldn't say that was crushing, but it's that she didn't give into his game or admit that GMO had any scientific or societal merits. Maybe O'Leary has some soul in him, since he seemed a lot nicer than usual to the kid, compared to how he is with Mrs. Lang. The comments in that link say it all.
Turns out Golden rice wasn't scrapped and the Philippines might approve it for testing next year. What's more, GMO does increase yields (chapter one or two in the book below, haven't read it in a long time so and I'm too lazy to cite it properly). How did our population increase so much without more food and with traditional farming techniques?! . That little girl seems to be turning a blind eye to some of this. Or I could be wrong and didn't do my research properly.
Good book with lots of great examples on our current food situation:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=njIJ...page&q&f=false
I agree with the Labeling, that's fine, but how are you going to test foods for the long term? Really, like a 5 year study on just one food product?
Independent food reviewers fine, even if we had to put in a couple cents per item to test it.
More info, how they GM GMO!
The Age of Plenty - IEEE Spectrum
If you have a proxy or use hotspot shield, some GMO satyr:
Leela and the Genestalk - Episode - Season 7 - Ep. 722 | Comedy Central