Re: Bug Free AG Plant!

On the surface it sounds great but we can do without that sought of genetic
manipulation.The "BT"gene is not always what it's cracked up to be, even in
BT cotton caterpillars can become immuned and they become super resistant so
even more chemicals have to be used.

Monsanto have developed soya bean that has a higher resistance to roundup,
so they spray 3 times the safe amount of roundup on soya bean crops to kill
the weeds that have built up immunity.Lets stay with selection at lest that
is natural.
-----Original Message-----
From: Elkskin@aol.com <Elkskin@aol.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, 30 July 1999 7:54
Subject: Bug Free AG Plant!


>     Group,
>
>      I read something very interesting in my (just received) 1999 Seed
>Savers Exchange Summer Edition Flyer,  It seems a molecular biologist has
>come up with a new potato variety called "New Leaf" that produces it's own
>insecticide, one bite from a bug on this plant and it's doomed! This plant
>was created by using some genes from Bt. (Bacillus thuringiensis) an
organic
>insecticide, (WE NEED THIS!) imagine, a bug proof AG plant! Anyway it was a
>rather long and technical article explaining how everything was done and
the
>outcomes, my scanner doesn't work well on small print so if someone has one
>that does I could send it by snail mail and that person could e-mail it to
>interested parties,  (Harold) I'll send a copy directly to you if your
>interested, just e-mail your address.-----(Elkskin)
>
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