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Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives (2012) (trailer)

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Posted by Uncle Wiggles on Jan. 11, 2013
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Are you and your family on the wrong side of a bet? When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions.
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