Re: LIFESCIENCE: soil and seeds

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LIFESCIENCE
Linz, Austria, September 04 - 09
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thank you Sonya 
this is the first time someone posted that she enjoyed my contribution
thx 
 
 now to your thoughts 

 The unstable balance between production and consumption of food on earth is
 a primary concern. 

yes 

Genetic engineering in developed countries is aimed at
 reducing excessive pesticides, increasing yield and profit. 

sometimes by installing the "pesticide" genetically in the plant (in tabacco)

 
 The great drawback is the reduction of a genetic base. The economic giants
 are encoding the newly genetically modified seeds with a terminator that
 eliminates a second generation of production by the farmers. This compels
 users to regularly purchase the seeds after harvest.

as a pessimistic viewer i ask myself for the future what about terminators 
inside the human genome, for one generation of workers then breed another one 
with new characteristics
 
 Although European farmers over fertilize their plants, the developing
 countries do not have enough money to buy chemical fertilizers and have not
 applied current technology. It is unlikely that they will have enough money
 to buy genetically modified seeds in order to generate plants where they
 are most needed..
 
i think this situation will never change, it will always remain out of balance

 1. The biotech companies must be urged to stop putting terminators in their
 products.

who would be able to urge them, maximum profit will be good for the country 
the biotech industries are in
 
 2. Research must be undertaken to establish risk factors in transgenic foods.
 
yes but it will be difficult to look into the future which crossbreeding 
processes on different system may occur

 3. Full disclosure of the maniipulated source must be written on the
 product's label.

yes broader information for that the customers will have a choice

regards
birgit richard
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