Re: Four-legged hen

"Susan Hogarth" <hogarth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
chickenman wrote:
define gm?? Are you genetically modified,,I think so.

Indeed. Deliberate genetic modification has been happening for a
long
time!

But past genetic modification followed the laws of nature unlike
current GMO. No-one ever managed to put genes from fish into tomatoes
in a natural way.


In fairness, I think the concerns of the anti-GMO crod are abit more
nuanced. They fall into two categories:

1) concern that introduced and expressed proteins will cause allergy
or
other autoimmune issues when the product is consumed.

2) concern that introduced genes will spread into the wild plant
poluation.

And not just the wild plant population. Farmers have lots of concerns
about the contamination from GMO crops. And these concerns are not
allayed when Monsanto acted like thugs with that farmer in Canada???
whose crop was contaminated by it's GMO canola.



.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Four-legged hen
    ... But past genetic modification followed the laws of nature unlike ... about the contamination from GMO crops. ... Farmers have always quarreled with one another over weed ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: There is no gas shortage
    ... CO2 nonsense when the real danger is GMO. ... 'side-effects' of GMO crops are pretty scary. ... But it's unlikely that all (and their seeds) ... Commercial genetic modification can be used to force growers to keep ...
    (rec.autos.driving)
  • Re: Coffee DNA Mapped
    ... It needs to be pointed out that some of the GMO crops are being ... do with the method of Gene Splicing. ... Generally the food we eat evolved naturally in its environment. ...
    (alt.coffee)
  • Re: Just Say NO To Monsanto
    ... canola oil crop is already contaminated with GMO seeds. ... Wake up and smell the canola oil. ... the "entire" canola crop is contaminanted with GMO sequences. ... deleterious effect on public health from this contamination. ...
    (rec.music.gdead)