A supporting argument. Interesting, though, they talk about Agro transformation as if its a novel, natural technology: Before you answer that with your interpretation of the laws of nature, consider the following. Powell and Maynard naturally integrate the 2-4 genes using Mother Natures genetic engineer: Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The bacterium moves genes across species (and kingdoms) in the environment, so the team simply hijacked it to save the American chestnut tree. In fact, many bacteria and viruses have provided this free transportation of genetic material every millisecond for the past several billion years. That is something that seems to be lost in most conversations involving genetic engineering or the products created by DuPont and Syngenta, as is the fact that all genes originated in nature. Why shouldnt we be allowed to put them together more efficiently to create enhanced products -- whether they come from the same kingdom or not? Many seemingly unrelated organisms share genes. For instance, you share 76% of your genes with zebrafish, 51% with fruit flies, and 26% with thale cress (a type of weed). Tell me, again, how swapping genes across kingdoms violates the laws of nature?
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:39:10 +0000
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