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| Thread ID: 89994 | 2008-05-19 03:44:00 | LOL - Food Prices Article | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 670691 | 2008-05-20 03:02:00 | It would be interesting to find out how far in depth they go to test for giving an organic license. Some types of Fertilizer stay in the ground for many years. Different areas of the country in the boom years of fertilizers had different requirements. An area we used to put DDT on back in the 1970's 80's still tests of DDT. Although some leeches out there is in most cases residual amounts of what ever was put on 20-30+ years ago. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 670692 | 2008-05-20 06:27:00 | I'm not trying to start an argument, just stating fact, when I say that there is virtually no food out there that has not had it's DNA meddled with by humans. I have to laugh at the signs on the windows of some cars saying, "Keep NZ GE Free." Nice sentiment but unfortunately they are 30 years or so too late. Selective breeding isn't what I would call genetic engineering. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 670693 | 2008-05-20 07:18:00 | Strange that!! When I started work aged 16 on lousy wages, I used to smile willingly and talk pleasantly to customers. It was expected by the boss. Mind you, that was 50 years ago. Different world then. I wont go into whether is was better or worse. Ken :rolleyes: Inflation sucks :lol: |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 670694 | 2008-05-20 22:50:00 | Selective breeding isn't what I would call genetic engineering. You may not call it genetic engineering, but that is exactly what it is and, as the article stated, it has been going on for a very long time. Perhaps it is not the genetic engineering that worries you but the manner in which it is done. Man has been doing genetic engineering the long and involved way for many years and has often got it wrong. Although there is still room for mistakes, the 'modern' way is not so hit-and-miss as it once was. Besides, as I said before, there can't be too many foods that you are eating today that have not been genetically modified by the 'modern' method. You would have a very hard job finding foods that have not been. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 670695 | 2008-05-21 01:28:00 | You may not call it genetic engineering, but that is exactly what it is and, as the article stated, it has been going on for a very long time. . Thats true, including animals. Sheep aren't in their original form for instance. The only thing we haven't messed with so far is our own genes. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 670696 | 2008-05-21 06:58:00 | You may not call it genetic engineering, but that is exactly what it is and, as the article stated, it has been going on for a very long time. Genetic Engineering: Scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism. It involves the production and use of recombinant DNA. Know your facts before you take someone else's. Just because it's in some article doesn't mean it has to be right. Editors are humans too. Selective breeding is artificial selection and does not directly change genetics which genetic engineering does. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 670697 | 2008-05-21 07:56:00 | whoops missed a page....ignore me. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
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