H5N1 Virus, Atomic Weapons, Genetic Modification

would have to agree that genetically modified seeds have no real
place in space - what is required is the open pollinated stock that
will replicate itself well and can be used wherever man goes - not
stuff that is hybrid and you have to go back to a source for more
seeds every so often or even worse - seeds that are genetically
programmed ( modified ) as to be non replicating - these will be a
disaster on the planet and a death sentence in space.

> That is still to be seen. Already there are deep questions about
genetically
> modified seeds in field trials and we will have to see how these
bear up
> when the insects they are designed to protect against gain
immunity. Lot of
> suicides amongst farmers in India have been attributed to BtCotton
seeds,
> which are genetically modified and sold to farmers by American seed
> companies at very high cost. Normally a farmer will choose from a
basket of
> seeds, depending on local conditions. Strong marketing tactics is
used by
> companies to sell these seeds. Lets not confuse manipulating DNA
at the
> molecular level - which many people are against -
> with normal breeding. This is a completely new phenomenon - there
is no