Re: Re: Re: Cuban Genetic Engineering (was Jesse Lemisch)

[Ken Hanly]

Wow. Genetic engineering of insulin using e coli  goes against the basic
principles of soil chemistry.
No kidding. I didnt know that!

Cheers, Ken Hanly

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From: Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Genetic engineering, along with pesticides, irrigation,
> chemical fertilizers and all the rest can not be simply appropriated by
> socialists. The reason they are counter-productive is that they go against
> the basic principles of soil chemistry, which is a branch of science. This
> is not about "gaia". It is about overcoming the "metabolic rift", one of
> Marx's main preoccupations.
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