Michael Winning
On GM crops, from this man.
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Michael Winning
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I agree that hugging bunnies and trees, worshipping nature as some benevolent (or non benevolent) goddess, and all the other sentimental stuff is stupid and hypocritical.
Thing that worries me about GM is combining animal and vegetable genes, which I think is a large part of it.
Triffids anyone?
The more acceptable farming techniques involve growing breeds that are suitable to certain climates such as short stem wheat for Europe (more nutrients go into the seed for eating as less is needed for growing the height) and then you have the breeds that are more suited to a dry climate that only has two seasons such as central Africa (very thin leaves so very little moisture is lost.)
Combine those ideas with hydroponics (and airoponics as that uses far far less water) and you instantly start to increase the crop yield.
Then you have the research into soil and using natural methods to enrich the needed nutrients without using harsh chemicals.
Then you have the ideas based on growing crops in buildings (stack the levels and you not only increase the land space you have but you also stop the weather damage [seasonal climate] that not only leads to shortages but price inflation.
Add to that the infra red panel (works at night and under cloud cover unlike solar panels) and you can power these buildings for free.
No need for GM crops from the mega corps or for windmills. The farmers produce larger yearly crops ensuring they don’t need subsidies as well as cutting their utility bills.
An extra bonus is that with the excess crops they can store some seeds for replanting thus negating the need to buy fresh seeds every year making them sustainable and not having to bow down to the cartels increasing demands.
This will also work in Africa as well allowing them to solve their food shortages and give them a chance to grow their economy thus taking them out of poverty.
shit, i sound almost intelligent their hahahahahaha!
John, you and I are 61% banana, along with being 94% mouse and about 23% bacterium.
Some of the most important, and therefore by definition the most ancient, genes widespread in nature are shared by nearly all creatures of every sort.
About 1.8 billion years ago, lived the common ancestor of all plants and also of animals.
There are far, far fewer absolutely described individual specific genes, on the planet, than there are even species of beetles.
I always knew I was a 178% person. Do I now know why?
Hmm. Are you saying that plant and animal genes are interchangeable without problem?
Whatever. I am suspicious of this kind of stuff.
Prof Mike Lecatsis, along with several other virologists, fairly clearly seems to indicate that the AIDS virus came into the human race by tinkering around with a half understood technology at the time – the polio vaccine.)
I prefer the simpler options if they are workable, as Chris seems to indicate above.
(Beware the big business man whose capital is invested in a specific technology?)
DNA is an “operating system” which is “platform-independent”, John!
Okay, I’ll have to learn all about the specifics. Sir!
My reference to the HIV transmission into the human race (because a live virus was used to give herd immunity, and thus any bugs with the attenuated polio virus were not killed either) is relevant as regards unintended consequences.
It’s the unforeseen in fields where we are pushing the boundaries that give me cause for concern.
Not that the concern goes too deep into my soul and spirit because we look to a realm that is greater than this one, hey!