Re: Genetic engineering and clematis question
- To: a*@seanet.com
- Subject: Re: Genetic engineering and clematis question
- From: B*@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
- Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 22:49:59 -0700
arilyan@seanet.com writes:
>I have to agree with Katherine. Montasano crossed the line when they
>engineered plants whose seeds have "terminator genes", meaning the progeny
>are always sterile (so farmers will have to buy seed from them). The
>pollen
>from these GE plants, when it drifts and hybridizes with other plants can
>cause sterility in unintended ways. It's stupid and dangerous, and it
>shows
>that we no longer have any control over what the mega-industry is doing to
>our food bank, not to mention the sacred life-giving earth itself.
well here, farmers get their seeds from local seed companies. Sakata
seeds, Snow Seed, Etc.
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