tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post8300868897529498039..comments2023-10-31T07:14:05.264-04:00Comments on The Scientist Gardener: Transgenic Papayas, Take 2Matt DiLeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-23295639867293005892011-04-11T23:11:41.173-04:002011-04-11T23:11:41.173-04:00Thanks, I'll read your post in more detail soo...Thanks, I'll read your post in more detail soon. (I just found your comment in my spam folder for some reason...)Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-78022921911360757852011-03-29T16:10:31.706-04:002011-03-29T16:10:31.706-04:00Hi Mat -
I wrote a lengthy, and hopefully intere...Hi Mat - <br /><br />I wrote a lengthy, and hopefully interesting response here: http://www.genomicgastronomy.com/blog/posiwi/<br /><br />After this post, we'll have to pick a new topic or genome/ingredient to discuss. :)Centgghttp://www.genomicgastronomy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-40485326587015179222011-03-13T21:06:09.481-04:002011-03-13T21:06:09.481-04:00Excellent post. It seems only shrill voices and b...Excellent post. It seems only shrill voices and business interests get heard in the discussion of genetically-modified foods. We need more rational voices to be heard. I tend to think environmentalists should favour genetically-modified crops, and if they understood the science better, perhaps they would.Indirect Heathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126752664799076406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-30300429939141080442011-03-08T19:58:41.152-05:002011-03-08T19:58:41.152-05:00I'm pretty cavalier about genetic engineering ...I'm pretty cavalier about genetic engineering when it comes to food products because they're fundamentally very safe and there's really no chance of spooky side effects like allergies or hormone activity. Plants that produce drugs are drugs themselves (not food) and should be treated accordingly. They'll differ in their probability of contaminating our food supply and the potential impact if contamination occurs. Government reg agencies will have to decide on a case by case basis which specific drug crops can be grown where in the country, and under what level of containment.Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-72374442753897187042011-03-08T14:52:56.204-05:002011-03-08T14:52:56.204-05:00Thanks Mat.
I seem to remember you at one point e...Thanks Mat.<br /><br />I seem to remember you at one point expressing concern about GMO crops being used to produce drugs,as opposed to making better foodstuffs or having resistance to disease or what have you. Do you see any risks in using crops to develop and distribute vaccines? Thanks. . .Michelle Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740702104128263822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-79587072351240303652011-03-06T04:21:27.199-05:002011-03-06T04:21:27.199-05:00At long last a voice of reason. Although GM is ac...At long last a voice of reason. Although GM is accepted more in the USA, there is still a stigma that we are making monsters particularly here in Europe. <br />I find very little difference between breeding and genetically modifying genomes. <br />It is not a process that can be done, "just like that" in any case. <br />When some people were asked about their objection to GM in the UK they said they did not want to eat food with genes in them!!!<br />I don't mind if people object to genetic modification but I would like them to have some credible reason for doing so.Anthony Cuthberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875794858885289856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-62847951055373709732011-03-04T19:44:29.207-05:002011-03-04T19:44:29.207-05:00mo - you're absolutely right and I for one str...mo - you're absolutely right and I for one strongly support continuing investment in public sector breeding. even if there are no monopoly issues, a company can only do so many things at one time and the little markets fall through the cracks.<br /><br />Michelle - they've been working on trying to express vaccines in fruit for years if not decades. one of the ideas is that it would allow you to produce huge amounts of vaccines (that wouldn't need to be kept cold) very cheaply - especially useful for major developing world campaigns like polio eradication. Obviously, drug-expressing foods would not be treated as everyday food.Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-48665480031803610952011-03-04T14:58:13.697-05:002011-03-04T14:58:13.697-05:00Great post Mat, thanks!
I'm curious what yo...Great post Mat, thanks! <br /><br />I'm curious what your thoughts are on this: http://www.politicolnews.com/swine-flu-vaccine-in-your-gmo-foods/ (I know, the author is a dunce; it's what the author is quoting that has me curious.)<br /><br />Thanks. :)Michelle Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740702104128263822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-48483348908340350282011-02-28T00:08:51.422-05:002011-02-28T00:08:51.422-05:00Just a brief comment on your statement: "Farm...Just a brief comment on your statement: "Farmers choose who they buy seed from every year and if they don't like it one year, they wont buy it the next (and the company will stop making it or go out of business)." <br /><br />The seed industry is becoming so consolidated that this is difficult in practice. There just aren't a lot of options out there. GM crops are a part of why this is happening (R&D on GMOs is expensive, so there's a barrier to entry by small companies, patents, etc) but not the whole story. For an interesting visual: http://www.msu.edu/~howardp/seedindustry.htmlmonoreply@blogger.com