(Off-Guardian) Have you heard? Gene-edited crops and livestock are here to solve all our problems!

Yes, everything from pandemics to the cost of living crisis to climate change is about to get so much better.

Isn't that a relief?

Five days ago, the WaPo reported that "gene-editors" were:

working to genetically engineer the cow microbiome — and in the process, eliminate methane emissions.

Three weeks earlier the same outlet reported on gene-edited trees for making paper.

In the UK we can expect the first gene-edited wheat to be harvested this year. In the US, gene-edited salad leaves aren't far behind.

Japan approved "super-tomatoes" that can "lower your blood pressure" years ago now.

Genetically edited potatoes are being created in South America. Wheat in Egypt. Cotton and maize in Ethiopia.

Back in 2022, I reported that gene-edited foods were already being sold to the public as "cheaper", "more nutritious" and "preventing future pandemics".

Two weeks ago The Japan Times declared:

"It's time to embrace a new era of gene-edited food

Now, in case you're concerned, let me assure you they are talking about gene-edited food, which is great, NOT genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which we all know are a bad thing.