> ------------------------------ Hi All This post is wrong in a few repects, or else I am. > A thought in reference to the news below on transgenic pollen: > Labeling of genetically manipulated crops will become more and more > difficult and controlled distribution of the genetic material quite > difficult, independent of whether it is a health hazard or not. Considering > that bees will be able to pick up this pollen, even honey from areas in > which these plants are grown would have to be labeled as containing > genetically manipulated material! The rest of the pot deals with a fear of this happening. I would like to put in my little punt for this technology. Who cares if other plants get these genes. Iif conventiional crops pick up resiistance to spider mite who cares? Less p[esticide all round as far a Ii can see. Then iif some new horror tobacco or successful other plant should take advantage of thesse genes, we can pend the money saved on medical bill for pesticide damaged human, ducks etc and actual production costs as well to find a way of solving that problem. The strength of human sciience is not what we have done wrong, but rather the spead with whiiich we solve the problems each cure has produced. ie sure the trangenic plant have problem, but they are better problems than mendels peas had. (DDT, Dieldrin, etc) > With labeling control and controlled distribution just about becoming > impossible where will be our rights of free choice (between transgenic food, > organic food, pesticide or hormone etc. treated food, additives etc.) and > for reduced rather than increased pollution. About the same place. Get a nice little seed bank goiing in some dodgy third world country and use seed from there. > This is just some food for thought; but let's keep the food for our minds at > least cleaner than the one we use for our bodies. On this score, this is DNA phobic. Genetically engineered crop usuallu use DNA as a weapon against pest etc. IE we can digest DNA, but cannot digest pesticiides. Just my food for though. Keep well Garth --- Garth Cambray "Opinions expressed in this post may be those 15 Park Road of Pritz, my cat, who knows a lot about Grahamstown catfood." 6140 *[log in to unmask]* South Africa Phone 27-0461-311663 In general, generalisations are bad. But don't worry BEEEEEE happy.