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Re: [GWL]: GM Crops - amusing?
A got a call the other day from a company that was doing a survey on
people's attitudes towards biotechnology and genetically engineered
products. It was frustrating in that as usual, the questions were
worded in a way that made them difficult to answer, i.e. the
questions tended to elicit an "all or nothing" response. For
example, I was asked whether I supported genetically engineered
products -- I wanted to respond by saying that I support the
development of medicinal products that are the result of genetic
engineering but I do not support crops or other products that can be
released into the environment -- yet the question prevented me from
responding in a way that distinguished between the two.
Anyway, at one point, the interviewer said, "please answer true or
false: under natural conditions, a tomato has absolutely no genes in
it at all."
After I stopped laughing -- which was about 5 minutes later -- she
said, "honey, I actually had some guy tell me that genetic
engineering was going to create tomatoes that bark and lettuce that
grows hair!"
I share this story because it points out the critical role we all
play in making sure that whatever we write about genetically modified
products and genetic engineering is absolutely well researched and
well thought out. Misinformation and disinformation, no matter how
unintentional, lives forever once it is out in print (or on the web).
Nan Sterman
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Nan Sterman PlantSoup
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Olivenhain, CA 92024 760.634.2902 (voice)
nsterman@PlantSoup.Com 760.634.2957 (fax)
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