Re: [GWL]: More on GM's. Old, but drives the point home.

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From February, 2001
 
All life on Earth could be destroyed by genetically
modified bacteria, a scientist has told the Royal
Commission on Genetic Modification.
Four scientists gave evidence for the Green Party at the
hearing this week via video link from the United States.
 
Soil ecologist Elaine Ingham spoke about a plant-killing
GM bacteria that her Oregon State University research
team prevented from being released into the environment.
Dr Ingham said the alcohol-producing bacteria had been
approved for field trials when her team discovered its
lethal effects.
 
She believed the widespread plant deaths caused by the
bacteria would in turn affect all life on Earth.
The GM klebsiella planticola produced alcohol from
post-harvest crop residue. The leftover organic sludge,
containing the bacteria, would be returned to fields as
fertiliser.
 
Dr Ingham said she had independently tested the
bacteria on plants, which the regulatory authority had
failed to do.
 
"After seven days, all wheat plants turned into slime."
 
This example showed the need for better risk
assessment of ecological impact.
 
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said the risks
of GM organisms to the environment were currently
unknown. Outdoor field trials of GM crops should never
be allowed under these circumstances.
 

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