"The problem [...] is that people were sick and hungry not because of global shortages but because of wars and dictators." Peter Pringle, Food Inc.
"For it is the soldier's disposition to offer an
obstinate resistance when surrounded, to fight hard when he
cannot help himself, and to obey promptly when he has fallen into
danger." --Sun Tsu
If this Discourse appear too long to be read at once, it may be divided
into six Parts: and, in the first, will be found various considerations
touching the Sciences; in the second, the principal rules of the Method
which the Author has discovered, in the third, certain of the rules of
Morals which he has deduced from this Method; in the fourth, the
reasonings by which he establishes the existence of God and of the Human
Soul, which are the foundations of his Metaphysic; in the fifth, the order
of the Physical questions which he has investigated, and, in particular,
the explication of the motion of the heart and of some other difficulties
pertaining to
An infromal workgroup of the European Union's top scientists suggested that the major drawback of genetically modified food is cultural unwillingness to accept it; the workgroup suggested that continuing research be applied to ease public concerns.
WHO did do a comprehensive report on the safety implications of GE foods released last December, but the result were relatively inconclusive, though more comprehensive national monitoring was a unanimous recommendation. However, I must finish reading this later tonight.
"GMOs are certainly becoming a very important issue for foreign buyers. We have many buyers expressing concerns regarding the possibility of GMO wheat being grown in Canada. We do have concerns coming this way. We are trying to develop test methods that will allow us to identity, preserve and segregate GM products. Those methods are still a little bit down the road. Presently, we do have GMO canola. It has essentially eliminated our European market."
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