On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:01:49 +0900, "phil..c" >
wrote:

>Arri London wrote:
>>
>> "modom (palindrome guy)" wrote:
>>> Brief descriptions, too.
>>> http://webecoist.com/2009/02/19/gene...ts-vegetables/
>>>
>>> I'd like to taste a lemato, I think.
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>>>
>>> modom

>> Interesting page.
>> All the foodstuffs we eat are genetically modified. Sometimes that
>> modification took place centuries ago. Other modifications are more
>> modern.
>> Simple hybridisation (pollen transfer by insects, wind or humans) is
>> genetic modification. The insulin gene put into the lettuce required
>> more than pollen transfer
>> Carrots naturally come in many colours; the orange sort has become the
>> most common in parts of the world.
>
>Arri I am still personally a NON GM sort of person
>in some areas but not all I have profound issues with the manner and
>corporate behaviour of the likes of Monsanto just to name one .
>Consider the following
>
snippage
>Steps of soap box
>However, if any on here require further detail just ask and happy to
>send off Ng
>P

Good post, Phil. I linked to the site because the pictures were fun,
but you make important observations about unintended consequences and
Big Ag's effects on our food supply in general.
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modom