Monsanto should have to pay all farmers who plant their seeds and get a reduced harvest.
On Apr 3, 4:39 pm, nominal9 <nomin...@yahoo.com> wrote: > http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2013/04/03/ability-to-restore-extinct-... > *By Ralph Maughan <http://www.thewildlifenews.com/author/badwolf27/> On April > 3, 2013 · 1 > Comment<http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2013/04/03/ability-to-restore-extinct-...>· > In Politics <http://www.thewildlifenews.com/category/politics/>, > Wildlife<http://www.thewildlifenews.com/category/wildlife-2/>, > Wildlife News <http://www.thewildlifenews.com/category/wildlife-news-2/> * > > *Control over genetics will usher in many opportunities for good, bad, and > unpleasant politics-* > > Our direct ability to manipulate genes is growing so powerful that many > scientists say it won’t be long before extinct species can be > “resurrected.” This has already been anticipated in sci fi movies > like*Jurrasic Park > * and *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (chimera). Even easier will be the > creation of chimera — organisms whose cells are a mosaics of two or more > species. Think rabbit plus jellyfish. This actually has already been done. > There are fluorescent white rabbits created by inserting a jellyfish gene > into a fertilized rabbit egg. The same with cats. > > Genetic diseases can and will be cured in advance, or even after they have > begun. This would seem to be nothing but a good thing all around, but > already opposition has emerged from various groups who think they will lose > out in some way from this, e.g., perhaps religions who benefit by supplying > succor to those who suffer from “God’s Will.” > > Genetic engineering will take immense wisdom. The reality is that this > knowledge and the ability to apply it is being dropped on top of an economy > dominated by corporations who have little to no interest in the side > effects of their actions, a government that seems to think new animals and > plants equal new weapons, and where aggressive religions views are on the > march asserting that fertilized human ova are truly full blown people with > all the rights, duties, and privileges of a real (a born) person. > > *Science Daily* has run a spate of articles this last week on these issues. > Most relevant to *the Wildlife News* is probably this one, Can Synthetic > Biology Save Wildlife? From Re-Creating Extinct Species to the Risk of > Genetically Modified Super-Species. > <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130402182502.htm> > The article describes a recent scientific article arguing the field of > synthetic biology and that of conservation biology need to start talking to > each other. Indeed! > > The paper says that there are five critical issues for discussion: > > 1. The possibilities of recreating extinct species. > 2. How synthetic organisms will interact with existing species. > 3. Our current definition of what “natural” is. > 4. Using synthetic biology to produce natural services for humans (e.g. > carbon sequestration, pollution control). > 5. The use of synthetic life for private benefits, as in the > applications for industrial processes, agriculture, and aquaculture; how > will a balance be struck between private risk and gain vs. public benefit > and safety? > > It is easy to see that discussion or the failure to discuss are already > upon us, and many don’t like that fact that among the first genetic > products created was “Roundup Ready” soybeans, and similar life forms where > the desire for profits from one patented herbicide (Roundup) led to the > creation of patented life, and also to the predicted (but glossed over) > side effects which have already led to emergence of superweeds and > superpests. In response to corporate lobbying, Congress just passed what > critics call the Monsanto Protection Act, which Obama just signed into law. > Such public disregarding, ecologically ignorant legislation is amazing, but > now law. There was almost no public discussion of the bill either though > perhaps the public will eventually be heard, e.g., Top senator apologizes > for ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ after public > outrage<http://rt.com/usa/protection-act-monsanto-apologizes-229/>. > RT.com. The bill was which was just slipped into “must-pass” legislation, > the $982 billion six-month government appropriations bill needed to keep > the government open for the rest of the fiscal year. > > It seems like these issues might benefit from a full discussion on *The > Wildlife News.* > (Visited 1,974 times, 1,974 visits today) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to epistemology+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to epistemology@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
