Re: herbs > antibiotics/pesticides

Have we determined that mad cow is a virus?  I failed to notice that...I 
thought there were two theories neither proven...one a microorganism and 
the other a protein that induces crystallization.  What have I missed?  Do 
you have a reference?

Bonnie 6+ ETN

At 08:25 PM 1/1/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Let's examine some of the reasons farmers use pesticides and antibiotics
>in the first place...namely that consumers who buy their products (i.e.
>Mr/Ms/Mrs. Smith who go grocery shopping every day) don't want to find
>meal bugs in their cereal or worms on thier fruits/vegetables...no, they
>want all of their food to appear perfectly ripe, with no hint whatsoever
>of insect infestation. We the consumers demand leaner and leaner cuts of
>meat, which is muscle and is not something the average cow is going to
>grow much of just standing around in a fenced in field munching on
>grass; not to mention the near devastation of Britain's meat industry
>over mad cow disease, which is a **virus** not a bacteria!! ...all I'm
>saying, in defense of farmers, as I'm doing a Donna and ducking and
>running...is that if consumers did not demand the level of perfection in
>their foodstuffs that they do, then there wouldn't really be a perceived
>need for antibiotics and pesticides, now would there? Also, has anyone
>heard of yellow rice? It is genetically engineered rice that is rich in
>Vitamin A and is saving the sight of millions of 3rd world persons
>around the world!! Not all of this science is bad stuff.
>
>
>Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
>"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
>--Albert Einstein --- On Tue 12/31, David Franzman <
>dfranzma@pacbell.net > wrote:From: David Franzman [mailto:
>dfranzma@pacbell.net]To: gardenchat@hort.netDate: Tue, 31 Dec 2002
>14:02:39 -0800Subject: Re: [CHAT] herbs > antibiotics/pesticidesYou're
>right but germs aren't the only things. We're also breeding superinsects
>that are immune to pesticides. Must be nice to be in thepetro-chemical
>field.DFMargaret Lauterbach wrote:> Yes, it is amazing. What's more,
>the more exposure we have to antibiotics,> the less effective they
>are. We're breeding supergerms that aren't> affected by antibiotics.
>I've heard that nurses who work with IVs a lot> are immune to the
>effects of most antibiotics because every time they spike> a bag,
>they get a whiff of it. Margaret L>> >Margaret,> >It's
>amazing what they can get away with isn't it?> >> >So now
>you say they're being sprayed on crops. I have a tough time>
>>grasping how such wanton abuse of antibiotics is justified.>
>>> >Kitty>>
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