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Re: biotech unravelled

Hats off to you Yvonne.  Genetic engineering is a huge issue,  perhaps the
most prominent one facing all of us.
I hope this discussion will carry on for a while.  Too many of the
"unforseen consequences" Bill refers to are already affecting plants and
insects living far from the site of the genetic experiments.

Penny
P_michels@msn.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Yvonne Cunnington" <ycunnington@sympatico.ca>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL]: biotech unravelled


> Bill: It seems to me as non-scientist, that the science and the arguments
> around biotech are now so complex, it is almost impossible for a lay
person
> to have an informed understanding, especially when it comes down to what
are
> scientific controversies.
>
> You make an important point when you write: "Particularly now that it has
> reached an industrial scale, biotechnology must be watched and regulated
> carefully.  I am confident that that is being done, but not so confident
> that it will continue to be so under the impact of big money provided to
> congress and the administration by agribusiness concerns."
>
> Unfortunately, there are many of us who are not in the least confident
that
> this technology was watched and regulated enough before it was unleashed
> into the agricultural, and thus the natural, world. The Europeans are
> screaming bloody murder about biotech, and we North Americans are like
> sheep, letting the scientists pat us on the head, and say the equivalent
of,
> "Don't worry dear, we know what we're doing."
>
> I'm not so sure. I used to be quite sanguine about biotech, but the more I
> read, the more sceptical I become. At least, there should be choice on the
> consumer level: labelled products, so those folks who don't want to injest
> genetically altered pototoes, soy and corn products can do so. --Yvonne
> Cunnington
>
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