10-28-2003, 10:01 AM | #81 | |
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Bumping this topic up because it came up in another thread, and I thought it'd be worth revisiting.
The UK has just finished the first extensive trials on the environmental impact of GM foods. Note, firstly, that this research focused on a relatively narrow question: Quote:
At the same time, the Government has concluded that there is little short-term economic benefit to be had from them. Report of Government Assessment Does any of this change your mind about GM crops? Or is GM something about which your opinions are "fixed in stone"? |
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10-28-2003, 03:01 PM | #82 |
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Ah, this was a good thread. *wipes away tears*
Anyway, our GE moratorium finishes today (I think.) Stupid middle-class protestors will be out making last minute protests, and setting fires to things, no doubt. http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0309/S00059.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0309/S00058.htm I think they have perfectly valid concerns (see my thoughts on this at the beginning of the thread under BeardofPants), BUT, cutting out biotechnology completely is just nuts. |
10-29-2003, 12:00 PM | #83 |
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Yeah, those stories pretty much accord with what I think. As more and more research appears, we're finding out (surprise, surprise) that we know f-all about the broader implications of GM crops.
Not all GE technologies are the same, of couse, but the signs are that they're going to be used to benefit the manufacturers before the farmers or consumers. Since it's already been taken on board in the US, I can see a trade war brewing over it. NZ would be mad to discard the "GM free" brand ID at a time like this. Last edited by The Gaffer : 10-29-2003 at 12:02 PM. |
10-29-2003, 04:02 PM | #84 | |
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11-06-2003, 09:25 PM | #85 |
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11-06-2003, 11:34 PM | #86 |
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Ah... the Numenorean Condition!
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11-07-2003, 05:22 AM | #87 | |
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New one on me
Thanks for the link.
Transhumanism: Quote:
As gene research progresses, its pace slows. We mapped the genome, but the details of how it all works seems to be more complicated than was expected. There's a political aspect to this too: raise expectations to get funding. |
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