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Jono
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An interesting story. Of course, the downside of such an approach (ignoring all of the IP issues with seed-saving etc) is the omohgenisation of a food crop to a single strain.
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philstar
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| Posted: Tue 18th Mar 11:13am Post subject: RE: Why We Need Ge Crops |
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not that GE is bad in it self but, that is an example of why we need more genetic diversity not GE.
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scatter
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| Jono wrote: | | An interesting story. Of course, the downside of such an approach (ignoring all of the IP issues with seed-saving etc) is the omohgenisation of a food crop to a single strain. |
Has occured already in a lot of crops already.
| philstar wrote: | | not that GE is bad in it self but, that is an example of why we need more genetic diversity not GE. |
Eh? Can you explain that one for me?
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philstar
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| scatter wrote: | | philstar wrote: | | not that GE is bad in it self but, that is an example of why we need more genetic diversity not GE. |
Eh? Can you explain that one for me? |
though GM may be able to solve this problem, it leads to planting monocultures (or the planting of clones) which are venerable to a plague of one sort or the other.
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E Dogg Capizzle
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| philstar wrote: |
though GE may be able to solve this problem, it Leeds to planting monocultures (or the planting of clones) which are venerable to a pelage of one sort or the other. |
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sifter
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plague?
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E Dogg Capizzle
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Hairy thing?
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scatter
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| Posted: Tue 18th Mar 1:59pm Post subject: |
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| philstar wrote: | | scatter wrote: | | philstar wrote: | | not that GE is bad in it self but, that is an example of why we need more genetic diversity not GE. |
Eh? Can you explain that one for me? |
though GM may be able to solve this problem, it leads to planting monocultures (or the planting of clones) which are venerable to a plague of one sort or the other. |
And you believe that natural selection (i.e. only the strongest survive) doesn't?
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philstar
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| scatter wrote: | | philstar wrote: | | scatter wrote: | | philstar wrote: | | not that GE is bad in it self but, that is an example of why we need more genetic diversity not GE. |
Eh? Can you explain that one for me? |
though GM may be able to solve this problem, it leads to planting monocultures (or the planting of clones) which are venerable to a plague of one sort or the other. |
And you believe that natural selection (i.e. only the strongest survive) doesn't? |
doesn't what? plant monocultures? I thought that was the advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction.
or did you mean isn't ?
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GravityCanterbury
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There was a young man from leeds, who swallowed a packet of seeds, in a month oh alas, he was covered in grass, and he even had one or two weeds.
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ssipface
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there's some great names in there.
pocklington
wilberfoss
sherburn in elmet
I'd like to live in swinefleet for a while
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hahah
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