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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:45 AM Original message |
India suspends first GM food crop on safety grounds |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. THANK HEAVENS |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Be intellectually honest -- don't call it mutant. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. The potential harm of such crops is so vast, that the word mutant hardly |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well, words mean things. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. How is calling it mutant crap intellectually honest? |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. It's the truth. The ugly, mutant truth. Deal with it. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Like people who've had gene therapy, mutants. nt |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
64. FYI, Debohah Koons Next Flick |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
147. Um. You're linking to pseudo-science sites to back up your claims? |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
44. Yes but unless there's a way to make a plant resistant to a specific brand of herbicide |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
132. Selective breeding can do those things as well. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #132 |
167. Except that "selective breeding" does NOT.... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #167 |
168. It's got as much potential for a catastrophic world wide disaster as GMOs. |
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Duende azul (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #168 |
175. You still don't get it. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:33 PM Response to Reply #168 |
177. Oh, I am SO glad YOU went there! |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #177 |
178. Yet you don't see people freaking out about selectively bred crops, do you? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:30 AM Response to Reply #178 |
181. Horse shit back to ya! |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:43 AM Response to Reply #181 |
182. Yeah, you're not getting it. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #182 |
191. Oh I "get it" alright... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #191 |
197. There's billions to be made from all kinds of agriculture. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #197 |
199. Aren't YOU the one insisting that... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #199 |
200. Right, bvar22. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #200 |
201. Now you are turning in ever tightening circles. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #201 |
202. Are you familiar with a topic called "horizontal gene transfer?" |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #202 |
203. I am not arguing against "Science". |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #203 |
204. You didn't answer the question. |
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Duende azul (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:35 PM Response to Reply #132 |
174. Time matters. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #174 |
179. Not really. |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:06 AM Response to Reply #179 |
185. And boy is that bit true ... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #185 |
194. Nice Catch |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #185 |
198. Indeed, nice catch. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #44 |
146. I agree. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Like gene therapy for people, it must be banned. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. Could be.... |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #89 |
149. it may be that already happened |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. You think putting arctic fish genes into tomatoes is not mutant food? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. We really need to ban any gene therapy for people especially |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. You can eat all the GMO food you want. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. But how do I avoid the bacteria that have picked up genes from GM people? |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
60. +1 |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
131. +++1000 what you said |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Do you know what the word, "Mutant" means? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
55. Mutant is the perfect word for them |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
61. The Potential Benefits |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #61 |
136. Here are some papaya trees. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #136 |
142. So .... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #142 |
148. No, I don't think that's a great argument. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #148 |
150. Not In Puna, It Didn't |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #148 |
176. Oh, man, have you ever heard of the web of life? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #176 |
180. Yes. Ever heard of agriculture? |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #180 |
192. I'm conflicted, like everybody with common sense these days, about modern life. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #180 |
196. That Single Plant Proves Nothing |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
65. We have one world and one body. Your post is particularly not helpful. |
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sasquuatch (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Well we all know where over processed, food like material has got us! |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. GMO food isn't soely to blame for this. The U.S. food industry in general is to blame. |
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sasquuatch (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
94. GM crops are grown for those Corporate,profit above all, bastards! |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Your use of all caps proves you have won the argument |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. +1 |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
183. I agree. Also, the corporate-pushed rush to GM foods undermines genetic diversity |
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PuraVidaDreamin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes!!! |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. That's good news. - n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. What about all those stories about Indian dirt farmers committing suicide? And now you tell me |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. The cotton crop went GMO in 2002 in India |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. Bravo India! |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. K&R |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
17. We should ban all modified foods |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. There is a difference between cross-breeding and genetic engineering. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Is there a difference between human gene therapy and GMO? |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #24 |
46. I'd say the biggest difference |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. You can keep track of the modified DNA that bacteria nd virii... |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Well then, |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Never said either is safe... |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #63 |
86. It's hard to tell. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #86 |
97. I'm alright... |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Of course there is |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. False dilemma but thanks anyway. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
108. Not a false dilemma, but thanks anyway |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #108 |
117. You might want to do some homework |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #117 |
118. Nope, it's not a false dilemma, because I didn't assert that there are only two choices |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #118 |
124. The problem is that they are false choices |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #124 |
157. I'm curious how they can be false, since they're explicitly hypothetical |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
62. You can die a miserable death early if you like. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #62 |
109. Well, with your nose so high in the air, you'll probably walk into the path of an oncoming bus |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
130. I'll choose C) Neither |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Horseshit. That's parroting corporate (R) propaganda |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
106. It's an ad hominem because it claims that my opinion is tainted by corporate interests |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #106 |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. So if the CEO of Archer-Daniels and I both say that it's raining, then I'm a shill? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #116 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
72. I'd love to ban the cultivation of wheat. Lots of people would be much healthier. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
28. Stupid, anti-scientific approach by the Indian minister. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Courageous, far-seeing exercise of wisdom by the Indian Minister |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #29 |
41. The ones that haven't died of starvation of been malnourished. nt |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. Suicided farmers really are productive food producers |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #59 |
78. No idea what you are talking about. nt. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. Then you hardly know enough to speak about India's dilemma. |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #84 |
107. yeah right. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #107 |
114. It was mentioned earlier in the thread. I will find you another link. |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #114 |
125. Wow, thank you. I had no idea. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #125 |
129. You're welcome. And that is only one angle and yes there are solutions. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #41 |
143. Salt water for the thirsty... |
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icnorth (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
102. Waiting for the facts to come in... |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
193. Agreed...tired of seeing the corporate apologists in this thread... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Being cautious about genetically altered foods isn't 'anti-scientific' (nt) |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Should we be "cautious" about stem cells as well? nt. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. Stem cell and GM foods are not the same thing. And you know it. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #54 |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #42 |
67. You bet, -- Don't put Human Stem Cells in a Pig! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
76. No one consumes stem cells unawares, whereas GMO foods look identical |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
66. Mahalo! |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #66 |
105. Aloha! |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
56. Yeah, I am sure that is it. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
71. There is nothing anti-scientific about showing caution |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #71 |
82. The Majority of Scientists and Engineers are Specialists |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. +1 Or, they just represent DLC interests? Could be that simple for some? |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #85 |
101. No arguments from me About the Toxicity of the DLC |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #101 |
113. Well said. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. Great Post |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #88 |
110. They still attack Liberal Arts, simply because it promotes Critical Thinking |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #82 |
121. Maybe, but they're not isolated madmen working in dark castles overlooking the churning sea. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #121 |
151. I think you may have missed the main point |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #151 |
160. If those five blind men didn't speak with each other to compare notes, then sure |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #160 |
162. We are talking past one another again. Alright, I am done playing. |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #160 |
186. Your cautious wording was very wise ... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #82 |
190. As a Biotech major I consider this a disgustingly insulting post. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #190 |
205. If the Shoe Fits ... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #205 |
207. I have very broad interests. Just because I don't take a class on a subject... |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
30. good - sanity prevails |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
31. I suggest everyone look up Arpad Pusztai & his study on GMO potatos |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
33. Good for them! |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
35. Another large issue here is that farmers lose the ability to save seeds |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. that's the main issue, really, the only one. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #38 |
48. "really, the only one" - That is rubbish |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
75. well that was uncivil |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. My husband is a PHD chemist and he doesn't want us to eat GMO foods. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. I worked in a barrier facility with genetically modified organisms at Glaxo in RTP, NC |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #81 |
95. You Miss the Point |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #95 |
104. I appreciate the idea that logic is preferable. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #104 |
145. Well, Sure |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #145 |
155. I don't have time for 15 rounds right now. What are you talking about? |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #81 |
96. I still see more fear mongering than facts |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #96 |
111. What practices allow farmers to produce the healthiest food with |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #111 |
119. I'm not defending them |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #119 |
127. I understand that you are not defending them. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #75 |
93. This is DU, Maybe you should grow a thicker skin |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #93 |
100. oh jeez |
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humus (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #100 |
133. humus or hubris |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #133 |
139. well we know what's best for everyone |
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humus (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #139 |
153. nothing but GM seeds or else |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #153 |
156. I have lost the capacity to live on borrowed outrage |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #139 |
154. or Africanized Honeybees. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
74. Allergies is another issue. With mixing of genes, it becomes increasingly difficult |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #74 |
126. how many people do "real" food allergies impact |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #126 |
159. There is a tone to this post that invites an angry response. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #159 |
164. we're on the same page |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #126 |
170. Let's pretend you're right that it's an insignificant part of the population |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #170 |
188. I'm just curious |
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JohnyCanuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
36. Meanwhile back in the USA GMOs are screwing your farmers too....... |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
87. . |
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DesertDiamond (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
39. !!! INDIA!!! THANK YOU FOR THE SANITY!!! :-) :-) :-) |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
40. This is where the left is as anti-science as the fundies. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Some may sound anti-science, but not all. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
80. That's an excellent study, actually. |
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PaulaFarrell (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. Sorry not true |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
77. huh? of course they are. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. I suppose time will tell if science will triumph over nature. (nt) |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. Deleted message |
Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. People who disagree with you are shills and morans. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #73 |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
68. It is NOT anti-science to be cautious about food safety. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. +1 |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
92. "I'd love to ban the cultivation of wheat" |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
91. Yup. |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
90. Gm crops, if proven safe, could be very beneficial. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
98. Good news. Hope this is real and not theater. nt |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
103. sounds like a future suicide victim.... |
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MrsCorleone (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
112. GMO crops are not cheaper to produce. They are merely heavily subsidized. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
120. I understand the concern over this. But, this planet is headed for a severe food shortage. |
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MrsCorleone (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. See my post right before yours. The "GM crops will end world hunger" is the big lie. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #123 |
128. No, it's not a big lie. The researchers freely admit that it's not cheaper now, but there is a... |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #128 |
135. That's stupid, how many GM foods are designed to require less water, less nitrogen, etc. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. There are a number of drought resistant crops in the pipeline. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. They've been saying that crap for over a decade now as well as higher yields and a while ago they |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. Ah, more nutritious. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #140 |
158. Yeah. Significantly more yields |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #158 |
165. I didn't get a chance to finish my post becase I'm typing from work. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #165 |
166. Baloney. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #166 |
172. Read up on it. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #172 |
173. I have read up on it. I invite you to do the same. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #135 |
141. I will let your insult to my intelligence pass. However, you need to look no further than... |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #141 |
152. And how useful will these crops be when farmers can't afford to buy the seeds? |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #120 |
134. OK, since when are GM foods supposed to reduce famine? |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:23 AM Response to Reply #120 |
187. First, do no harm. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #187 |
195. Excellent Response ! |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #120 |
206. This Is Not the Answer |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #206 |
209. Correct. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
144. India is very strong on the GM issue. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
161. When INDIA turns down food, something must be REALLY wrong with it. |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
163. Pooooorrrr Monsanto. Tsk tisk. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
169. My wife & I feel so strongly about this, |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:58 AM Response to Reply #169 |
184. . |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
171. Bah! GMO is safe...its "settled science"... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
189. Technophobic hysteria strikes agian. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
208. Good. |
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