In an exclusive interview with Mashed, [Bill Nye talked about] issues that mean so much to him — including GMOs. During the chat, Nye discussed exactly what it was that made him reevaluate his stance on the controversial field of genetically modified foods and why he said is no longer worried about consuming them.

“GMO foods are safe as can be. They are tested and tested,” Nye said.

Bill Nye confessed that he did once worry that food producers weren’t being careful enough with genetically modifying food crops, but as he said, “Farmers have been modifying their crops for thousands of years, mixing pollen from one plant with the egg cells (ova) of another, and selecting seeds for desirable traits.”

Nye further explained that, after he researched the field further, he discovered, “We are very careful with our crops. In the last 50 years or so, botanists have found ways to speed the process of mixing genes by getting the genes of one organism, like a microbe, to mix its genes with another organism, like corn.”

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