Genetic Pollution, 2006.
 Genetic Pollution, 2006. “Indeed, it can be argued that gene transfer via recombinant DNA techniques resembles the process of viral infection far more closely than it resembles traditional breeding.” "Genetic engineering is inherently dangerous, because it greatly expands the scope for horizontal gene transfer and recombination, precisely the processes that create new viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics, and trigger cancer in cells." -Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, Geneticist and Organic Physicist, Institute of Science in Society, UK. "High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us?" -Annita Manning "The thing that bugs me is that the people think the FDA is protecting them. It isn't. What the FDA is doing and what the public thinks it is doing are as different as night and day." -Dr. Herbert Ley, former FDA commissioner,1970. "Even minor tampering with nature is apt to bring serious consequences, as did the introduction of a single chemical (DDT). Genetic engineering is tampering on a monumental scale, and nature will surely exact a heavy toll for this trespass." -Dr. Eva Novotny "Contamination has happened despite Mexico’s regulations to protect maize genetic diversity within its centre of origin. There has been no research substantiating the safety of transgenic crops, especially in centres of genetic diversity, as is the case of maize in Mexico. This is risking the future of our food supply." -David Quist, Microbial Ecologist, University of California, Berkeley. "Once released into the environment, unlike a BSE epidemic or chemical spill, genetic mistakes cannot be contained, recalled or cleaned up, but will be passed onto all future generations indefinitely." -Dr. Michael Antoniou, Clinical Geneticist and Senior Lecturer in Molecular Pathology, London. Be the first to post a comment. | ||||||||||||
