Thank you for the clarification of what I was thinking but was unable to
put into words. I read of a plant that was modified in such a way to
kill certain bugs that ate it.
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Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> In fairness to John, I think we've been talking of two different things.
> Humans have been hybridizing plants since we stopped chasing animals and
> started scratching at the dirt with a stick in an attempt to feed ourselves.
> And its a good thing otherwise we'd still be eating ears of corn the size of
> those that Tom Hanks tried to eat in "Big". I certainly don't object to
> eating foods that have been created by hybridizing plants or animals that
> have desirable traits. I would prefer that they be made more tasty but
> certainly understand the need for more production.
> What I am not interested in consuming is a food item that has had genes
> from who-knows-where-or-what inserted into their genome for who-knows-what
> reason: resistance to the latest herbicide so they can use buckets of the
> stuff; the ability for a plant to produce its own pesticide; a gene to make
> the plant glow in the dark so they can harvest at night. I'm being facetious
> of course, but you get the point. Now I'm sure all this new food has been
> tested out the wazoo with no ill effects, but then so were any number of
> medications that had to be withdrawn from the market for unexpected side
> effects years after there introduction.
>
> Charlie (stepping off the soap box)
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Sue Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> The whole concept of genetically altered seed (or anything in our food
>>> supply of which there is a lot) is troubling all by itself.
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>> Shouldn't be, as we have been eating the results of older tech genetic
>> modification all our lives. The modern version is a high tech way of
>> speeding the process.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>>
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