We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology.
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Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops.Jeremy Rifkin
You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect.
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Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows.
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The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the state government? Who's going to cover the losses? The fact is, here's an industry with no long-term liability in place.
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The public reaction was instant and overwhelmingly in opposition, and Blair was caught by surprise. Here's a man who was wildly popular.
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The fact is, we know that with traditional foods, 8 percent of children and 2 percent of adults have allergenic reaction to traditional foods.
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