On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 12:22 -0600, Gnu-Raiz wrote: > On 08:22, Wed 16 Nov 05, Steve Block wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 03:49:16AM -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > >On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 09:38:37AM +0100, steef wrote: > > >>Steve Lamb wrote: [snip] > > Their is a problem with your logic, so in order to refuse > genetically engineered foods we should go back to the most > ancient type of crops, not mess with nature. Well that in a > sense would cost many many lives, as we have alreadly > altered most crops. Doing it in a lab, or through most of > human kind is the same thing. They have been altered, by > humans for the use of humans.
The problem with your argument is that Monsanto isn't cross- pollinating different strains of corn, it's splicing bits of "some other" genes in there. If there are, umm, Unintended Consequences, the GM corn could turn in to an aggressive hard-to-kill weed that only produces enough kernels to reproduce. Or cross-pollinate to some other plant and do something really weird. > As far as getting fat, their is a good chance that it could > be hardwired into our genes over million of years. Just > think about it, most cultures on earth still have a hard time > finding anthing to eat, so when people do find food it's > only natural to take advantage of the food source. One theory says that the "fat phenotype" is a useful evolutionary adaptation, and that the "skinny phenotype" would have a harder time surviving in times of low food. Of course, it's unprovable and has nothing to to with how many Cokes I drink per day... -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license." P.J. O'Rourke, satirist -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
