19-02-2004, 12:36 PM
Looking at GM as a shortcut to the selection process that comes through generations of breeding for a particular set of characteristics, I think it is ok.
What I am opposed to is when they start introducing genes from plants that could not possibly cross naturally to each other, or from animals to plants (the famous firefly/tobacco cross). I do feel that there is a very real danger of things going wrong somewhere down the line - new pathogens, unplanned hybridisation, etc.
What I am opposed to is when they start introducing genes from plants that could not possibly cross naturally to each other, or from animals to plants (the famous firefly/tobacco cross). I do feel that there is a very real danger of things going wrong somewhere down the line - new pathogens, unplanned hybridisation, etc.