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This article is simply fear mongering.
So can normal breeding. In fact that's all you get with normal breeding - random changes. You hope the things you want happen. Witness killer bees for example.
Just because it's "big scary pharma" doesn't mean everything is evil.
These crops aren't the solution but they can be part of a solution.