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43. He can't have it both ways. Either help Africa or help agribusiness, but they're mutually exclusive

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Anti-GM protesters kept from tearing up wheat crop by police [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

It's hard to have symptathy for idiots who attack publically funded research institutes. enki23 May 2012 #1

It's not hare for me. zeemike May 2012 #3

And atuism nuts "feel" that vaccines are evil. So what? enki23 May 2012 #4

No one forces you to take the vaccine zeemike May 2012 #5

I wasn't aware "public funded institutions" were such a monolith. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #7

It doesn't kill aphids - it's like an aphid 'alarm' phermone muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #27

Plants produce all kinds of defensive chemicals. Scientists study them for effects on human health. yellowcanine May 2012 #49

Your factually grounded argment is persuasive. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #6

100% agree. n/t rayofreason May 2012 #9

+1 (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #13

Oh, please, don't mislead. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #17

This research is in the UK. What does the FDA and Washington DC NickB79 May 2012 #23

Big business, altruism? Read this reporting, though it sounds like a fictional political thriller. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #25

NOTE: Posts #23 and #25 refer to Dr. Arpad Pusztai's work in the UK described in post #18. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #45

Suppression of science free of conflict of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpad_Pusztai proverbialwisdom May 2012 #18

Another grossly misleading oversimplification. Not up to speed? FORBES on the CDC here. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #20

Keep your pollen out of my fields! Jeffreytaos May 2012 #10

Welcome Jeffery... zeemike May 2012 #12

So can I sue my neighbors for their grass pollen? Igel May 2012 #15

Bingo, but only if you own the pollen patent. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #34

Correction: they could sue YOU for their pollen on your property if they own the pollen patent. proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #57

Yep. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #8

Research? Jeffreytaos May 2012 #11

Is all bold the new all caps? (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #14

I was wondering the same thing... KansDem May 2012 #50

DU is not ready for the massive power of bold + caps. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #52

Science that some people don't support = not really science? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #26

The Grahamites are staging a field burning. Someone inform AgriGen Scootaloo May 2012 #2

Bring your kink-spring guns. NickB79 May 2012 #24

I was hoping it wouldn't fly over everyone's head! Scootaloo Jun 2012 #55

Read the headline.... James48 May 2012 #16

More here: http://taketheflourback.org/ proverbialwisdom May 2012 #19

Obama to unveil plan for helping African farmers may3rd May 2012 #22

Sad. "We know that their primary goal is not anybody’s food security but their own bottom line." proverbialwisdom May 2012 #31

Again, "Unlike big companies, small-scale women farmers do NOT grab millions of acres of land proverbialwisdom May 2012 #32

He can't have it both ways. Either help Africa or help agribusiness, but they're mutually exclusive WriteWrong May 2012 #43

Is this a Monsanto lab experiment destined to african farmers? may3rd May 2012 #21

Says enhanced to fight aphids, hence it makes its own bug spray, hence, yeah Monsanto, bemildred May 2012 #28

No, it makes the natural bug "ew, don't eat this" scent that 400 other plants already do. boppers May 2012 #29

I think a lot of people are not interested in the science 4th law of robotics May 2012 #30

A lot of people had poor science educations. boppers May 2012 #33

Nice summary of absence of consensus among FDA scientists described in 2001 legal brief at link. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #35

FUD boppers May 2012 #40

Fear, uncertainty, doubt? How about independent FDA scientists being overruled by bureaucrats? proverbialwisdom May 2012 #41

Kooks don't get to run the show. boppers May 2012 #42

They already are running the show ... Nihil May 2012 #44

Selection is a slow method to find vertical mutations, variants, and interesting gene transfers. boppers May 2012 #46

I apologise. Nihil May 2012 #47

We argue in many ways. boppers May 2012 #54

You really want to go there? How's the health ofAmerica's children since the introduction of gmos? proverbialwisdom May 2012 #48

The kids are fat, happy, and able to survive a famine. boppers May 2012 #53

Not really selection vs injection. yellowcanine May 2012 #51

Roundup-ready crops do NOT fight weeds. They resist being poisoned by a broad-spectrum herbicide WriteWrong May 2012 #38

You are correct about "Roundup(c)(TM)" crops being resistant to an herbicide. boppers May 2012 #39

Senate defeats attempt to study genetically engineered salmon. proverbialwisdom May 2012 #36

That's what they get for confusing a protest with an action WriteWrong May 2012 #37

5/23/12 Press Release: American Medical Association Considers GMO Labels proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #56

The cavalry is coming. proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #58

"...AMA delegates decided to refer this resolution to a committee that would review recent science." proverbialwisdom Jun 2012 #59