Continuing where I left off…
Greenpeace.org
Some time ago, somebody forwarded this to me. It’s a Greenpeace ‘Say no to genetic engineering’ statement condemning practices in commercialising Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). Here is an interesting ecological dilemma. GMO promises to increase food yields and reduce land use for agricultural purposes, but could potentially ‘contaminate’ the environment if the genes disperses into the wild. But without GMO, we would be forced to continue with our trend of increasing land usage for development, effecively taking it from the environment and contributing further to global warming. Is there any way out of this?
Here, some scientists might have come up with a solution that could satisfy everyone : Underground growing labs. Pretty simple concept, no?
Oh, and anybody interested in green ham? Yeah, that’s right. Fluoroscent green pigs! It’s Taiwan’s achievement in stem cell research while South Korea is grappling with their humiliating setback in theirs. Apparently, the fluoroscence should help them follow the pig’s development. So, don’t start hoping that you’ll be able to make ham sandwich in the dark just yet! =)
July 8th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
“GMO promises to increase food yields and reduce land use for agricultural purposes,”
are you serious? the GMO’s do not promise anything it is the GMO developer companies that make these unsubstantiated claims. it has been shown over and over that GMO crops not only have reduced yeild but promot increased pesticide use and even pesticide resistant weeds come from the growing of gmo crops