There are some good arguments in favour. One is that we can't manage to feed
the world unless we continue with this genetic 'green revolution' and that
we're just being precious in the first world about things like 'organic' food
because we can afford to be.
I'm rather cynical about both sides to be honest. While there may be some
potential risks, what I've seen so far is about as dangerous to human health as
selective breeding - and we really wouldn't to give that up!
That said, I was involved in the early days in protests over PR (plant variety
rights) concerned by the demands by companies like Monsanto to patent varietal
modifications. I thought that a far more serious issue.
But the professor who was assessing that project really couldn't see that there
was a problem at all. He saw it as a technological stimulus.
I was talking to the wide of an old friend yesterday - she won't eat anything
that has been microwaved, convinced that it's been toxified in some way.
There's a lot of 'magic' thinking going on, with absolutely no evidence.
No please excuse me - I have to go cook breakfast for Vegan.
Sigh.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.soultheft.com
Author/Publisher: The SLR Compendium - http://www.blurb.com/books/3732813
On 07/07/2013, at 2:02 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> We have a cabinet minister in British Government who is on the side of GMO,
> for some reason.
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