> And bees do not pollinate wheat
> Q&A from USDA/APHIS on genetically engineered
> wheat<https://hootsuite.com/dashboard#> found
> in Oregon:
>
> http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/biotechnology/2013/faq_brs_ge_wheat_detection.pdf
>

If there is a problem with GMO it is that the seed is the same as the
parent plant, so you can save it and plant it and you will continue to get
the same GMO plant. Which is why Monsanto and other GMO seed producers
patented the seed and have won every court case they have pressed against
seed savers. Sort of like a copyright  for intellectual property. The US
Supreme Court addressed this problem and it is a problem. How do you
encourage research if the results of that research are not protected so the
inventor gains benefit?

So if we have GMO bees, they will be able to produce other GMO bees, like
the salmon. If the GMO bees have a competitive advantage to other bees,
what will be the result? Lots of scenarios but few answers.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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