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Re: Sucidal Seeds

Hold on now.  Lets get some more information.  As you may know we here in Florida have a real problem with exotic invasive pest plants such as Melaleuca, Schinus, Casurina and many more.  I would like more information on this form of genetic control.

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> Oh Joy Joy! We can't cure cancer or AIDS, and a large percentage of the
> world's children are starving, but we can now biologically destroy the
> worlds cigarette supply. I had to do a double take. Sounds like something
> the U.S. government would waste money on. It's kind of nice to know that
> other governments throw away money for STUPID projects too. Amber
>
>
> >Per THE GARDEN June 97
> > A joint scientific team working inJapan and Australia have successfully
> >implanted a gene into tobacco plants which causes them to destry their
> >own seeds.
> >--
> >Duncan McAlpine, Federal Way, WA   m*@eskimo.com
> >Why buy plants when you can grow them yourself.....?
> >http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/
> >http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/pumkin.html
> >
> >
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