Comments on: Big Island Transgenics http://www.biofortified.org/2009/02/big-island-transgenics/ Stronger plants, stronger science, and stronger communication. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mendel’s Garden: Frankenpeople! http://www.biofortified.org/2009/02/big-island-transgenics/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Mendel’s Garden: Frankenpeople! Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:48:45 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=176#comment-250 [...] Ronald writes about GE crops on the big island of Hawaii following her trip to the same place in Big Island Transgenics. On her own blog, she also posted a time-lapse video of her work with flood-tolerant rice in The [...] [...] Ronald writes about GE crops on the big island of Hawaii following her trip to the same place in Big Island Transgenics. On her own blog, she also posted a time-lapse video of her work with flood-tolerant rice in The [...]

]]> By: Pamela Ronald http://www.biofortified.org/2009/02/big-island-transgenics/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Pamela Ronald Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:47:34 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=176#comment-204 Thanks for the comment Violet. I agree that it would have an enormous impact if there were fewer meat eaters (for this reason I quite eating meat in 1976). Unfortunately though, there are more meat eaters than ever before. We need to do all we can for the earth and human health. The most economic and environmetally-responsible way for controlling plant disease, enhancing stress tolerance and increasing yield is through planting of genetically improved crops. This has been true for 8000 years and will continue to be the case well into the future. Thanks for the comment Violet. I agree that it would have an enormous impact if there were fewer meat eaters (for this reason I quite eating meat in 1976). Unfortunately though, there are more meat eaters than ever before.

We need to do all we can for the earth and human health.

The most economic and environmetally-responsible way for controlling plant disease, enhancing stress tolerance and increasing yield is through planting of genetically improved crops. This has been true for 8000 years and will continue to be the case well into the future.

]]> By: Violet http://www.biofortified.org/2009/02/big-island-transgenics/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Violet Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:29:21 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=176#comment-198 Do we actually want to do what's best for the Earth and for human health? Then let's reduce world meat consumption. About 33% of the world's arable land is used to grow grain for livestock. Let's grow food for people on that land instead. Genetic engineering is an unnecessary, unsustainable band-aid. Do we actually want to do what’s best for the Earth and for human health? Then let’s reduce world meat consumption. About 33% of the world’s arable land is used to grow grain for livestock. Let’s grow food for people on that land instead. Genetic engineering is an unnecessary, unsustainable band-aid.

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