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How are round up resistant plants GMO?
Do you mean plants that develop the resistance naturally?
If so, then that's not GMO, that's the basses of evolution through adaptation.
Kristy,
Interesting point... on evolution.. I see it as a major danger, our species is having a major impact on the natural world, causing other species to evolve due to our influence. I see it as never a good thing.. I think about antibiotic resistant bacteria, and know I understand the bedbug is back, but this time it is resistant to DDT..
IMO we should be thinking about these things prior to creating GMO's and other unnatural nasties.
The natural world adapts to our tinkering in ways we can not understand.!!
I feel that as long as money and power are the driving force of technology, we should be extremely cautious on how we proceed...
ON
Just saw where a very good friend of mine, young married couple with a little boy, live in Springfield, Il. where her husband is in medical school has an infestation of bedbugs for the SECOND time in their apartment. This is scary. And, something else that is getting harder and harder to treat is head lice. They are getting more and more like the cockroach, immune to the poisons we use to kill them. Tea tree oil might be a very good alternative to these parasites. I don't understand the whole gist of this thread, but it scares me. I think we are headed for hard times, both safe seeds and parasites and food that is safe for us to eat.
Another thing, there was a corn mesa plant that was built in the county I live in, beautiful plant, and it never opened it doors. Company went belly up before it was even finished, but also was told quietly of course, that the local farmers were asked if they would be willing to grow white corn for this plant, pesticide free, and NOT one farmer was willing to do the extra work. They were defended left and right, but again this shows what a hold these seed companies have over our farmers and the brain washing they have done over the years. I hate that Round up commercial on TV where the farmers talk about the $3 an acre price and how good it is. The smell alone of some of that stuff is enough of an indicator of what it is. When the fields around us are sprayed the blow back/by is horrific and we stay in the house for most of the day after its sprayed, but our trees along the fence rows are along affected.
How are round up resistant plants GMO?
Do you mean plants that develop the resistance naturally?
If so, then that's not GMO, that's the basses of evolution through adaptation.
Kristy,
Interesting point... on evolution.. I see it as a major danger, our species is having a major impact on the natural world, causing other species to evolve due to our influence. I see it as never a good thing.. I think about antibiotic resistant bacteria, and know I understand the bedbug is back, but this time it is resistant to DDT..
IMO we should be thinking about these things prior to creating GMO's and other unnatural nasties.
The natural world adapts to our tinkering in ways we can not understand.!!
I feel that as long as money and power are the driving force of technology, we should be extremely cautious on how we proceed...
ON
Just saw where a very good friend of mine, young married couple with a little boy, live in Springfield, Il. where her husband is in medical school has an infestation of bedbugs for the SECOND time in their apartment. This is scary. And, something else that is getting harder and harder to treat is head lice. They are getting more and more like the cockroach, immune to the poisons we use to kill them. Tea tree oil might be a very good alternative to these parasites. I don't understand the whole gist of this thread, but it scares me. I think we are headed for hard times, both safe seeds and parasites and food that is safe for us to eat.
Another thing, there was a corn mesa plant that was built in the county I live in, beautiful plant, and it never opened it doors. Company went belly up before it was even finished, but also was told quietly of course, that the local farmers were asked if they would be willing to grow white corn for this plant, pesticide free, and NOT one farmer was willing to do the extra work. They were defended left and right, but again this shows what a hold these seed companies have over our farmers and the brain washing they have done over the years. I hate that Round up commercial on TV where the farmers talk about the $3 an acre price and how good it is. The smell alone of some of that stuff is enough of an indicator of what it is. When the fields around us are sprayed the blow back/by is horrific and we stay in the house for most of the day after its sprayed, but our trees along the fence rows are along affected.
