Bob, Did we work at the Florida Capital together? I used to work with the bees there and helped sell the pollen. I have wanted to have hives again ever since. Varietal honey rocks!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Honeybee's Genome Mapped -- Pesticide Interests > Immediately Corrupt the Knowledge > > By Paul Hendricks > > In a move announced recently, geneticists, working without the > approval of any national beekeeping organization, have stated their > intentions to use the mapping of the honeybee's genes to splice in a > moth's gene which is resistant to organophosphates, thereby > rendering the bees pesticide resistant to those chemicals. This is > curious on several levels. Writer Tom Theobald called it an > extension of splicing resistance to herbicides into plants. As Tom > Theobald puts it, "What's next, engineering human genes for > tolerance to pesticides and herbicides?" Can't you imagine this next > comment to fly across the dinner table, "Honey, pass the salt and > malathion." > > There are a couple of things in the gene splicing arena of which > beekeepers might approve. For ages farmers have selected for genes > which promote desired traits such as productivity and disease > resistance. > > Using the genome research to make it possible to use more chemicals > with impunity is a gross misuse of knowledge and is opposed by the > American Honey Producers Association. The fault lies not with the > marvelously constructed honeybee but with the greedy and arrogant > chemical companies who would back this ludicrous research. > Beekeepers and their wannabees believe genome research could more > properly be used to move toward a more natural state of bee-ing and > away from, not closer to, Frankenbees. > > > > > Paul Hendricks 303-789-3209 > > Chester Ferguson, WA State Professional Beekeeper President 509-452- > 5772 > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
