Genetically Modified Cabbage Special Ingredient, "Scorpion Poison" (VIDEO)

Get ready for genetically engineered cabbages that come complete with their own scorpion poison, just for you to eat. It's touted as requiring less pesticide use and being, of course, completely safe.

Close investigation, though, indicates that neither claim is likely true.

A pesticide made with scorpion poison genetically engineered into a virus was first tested back in 1994.

Interestingly, the scientists who sprayed the test field wore full body suits to protect them from this "harmless" poison.

One must wonder at just how safe it could be when the developers themselves don't trust it more than that!

Of course, the head of the trial, Professor David Bishop, insisted that the trial was safe—though he himself opted to take a vacation, rather than be there for it.