Maybe I mis-read or didn't read the article close enough. I was commenting more on what Laurie said than the article itself....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Sandbox Discussion List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Maybe this will start something for Tim > But, that's not the same thing as genetic engineering. Crops and even > animals have been genetically manipulated for eons. New fruit trees are > routinely made by genetic splicing. New breeds of animals are made by cross > breeding, stronger and more hardy vegetables by cross pollination. All of > this is genetic modification. > > Charles Mims > http://www.the-sandbox.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Greg Hopper > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:13 PM > To: The Sandbox Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Maybe this will start something for Tim > > I don't know, I seem to recall reading a few articles thru the years about > how our manipulating some things was causeing cancer and such. And crop > manipulation aside, I would think it would be hard to argue that the things > we spray on them and hormones we feed cattle and stuff isn't causeing some > of that stuff..... > > Some crop chemicals were outlawed over the years, specifically because of > that. I don't pretend to be an expert on this one...but I'm with Laurie, > seems to me there is more than enough evidense of those things at least. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Harder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Sandbox Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:15 AM > Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Maybe this will start something for Tim > > > > > > That is because you have been brainwashed by the Quacks. > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at 12:38 AM, Greg Hopper wrote: > > > > > I tend to agree.... > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Laurie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "The Sandbox Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:47 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Maybe this will start something for Tim > > > > > > > > >> I don't know..I think all the things we feed to our > > >> livestock to make the meat leaner and more > > >> tender...and to make our crops grow prettier and less > > >> buggy...all leads us to having cancer later on... > > >> > > >> Laurie > > >> --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> I personally don't think that genetically modified > > >>> food poses a danger > > >>> to humans. > > >>> There is absolutely *NO* evidence that it does. One > > >>> of the main crops > > >>> that have > > >>> been totally transformed for the good are soybeans. > > >>> They now have > > >>> soybeans > > >>> that you can plant (drill) right into the ground and > > >>> then be sprayed > > >>> for weeds > > >>> *after* they have come up. The soybeans are immune > > >>> to the spray that > > >>> kills all > > >>> other vegetation. This means that the farmer has > > >>> way less tilling to > > >>> do to the > > >>> field which saves money, fuel, and erosion, which is > > >>> good for the > > >>> environment. > > >>> > > >>> The fact that Greenpeace is behind this scare tactic > > >>> should tell you > > >>> something. > > >>> People have been manipulating the genetics of crops > > >>> for centuries.... > > >>> They > > >>> are just getting really good at it now with the > > >>> advent of cellular > > >>> biology. > > >>> > > >>> As far as "do countries have the right to keep these > > >>> crops from their > > >>> shelves" > > >>> without violating the WTO.... I have no idear. > > >>> That is a different > > >>> kettle of fish. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by > > > going to > > http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going > to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going > to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
