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Old 03-11-2006, 06:31 AM
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Re: Should the UK government allow genetically modified potatoe trials?

I always think that plant /insect relationships took a long time to develop
so that digestive systems were in tune, sudden GM introductions could mean
that pollinating insects find themselves with food that they cannot utilise fully
a bit like having no tin opener but plenty of tinned food.
If insects cannot have their share of a crop what other dependent species
will die
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