Comments on: And a good time was had by all

By: scotti

scotti — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:01:24 +0000

@’karl’ thx for ‘educating’ me how to, jot a note or blog-write/right.Sorry not as excited as you with the small result, lets hope you are not like this,where it counts.I hope that you are as accurate with science experiments? You can read or ‘pounce’ on a typo,does that help your argument?

Glad your student group are not also arrogent climate-change deniers/promoters..it does help(similar psychology):to have science connect better with the risk/damage they often evoke.Less of a problem if your blog/group followed a real ‘independent’ plant science, not as caught up in the hype.Hope you can have a good dialogue with Mr Pollen too as the main prize.You may need to become used to a public discourse with others that don’t agree with your methods or intentions.
I;m not alone in thinking there could be better ethics and containment around plant science and the patents allowable in US law since the 80’s.
Why is US-food science in particular, so untrusted by many of the global world or seen as untrustworthy? Monsanto,DuPont etc not-with-standing.Don’t worry,I wont be taking up too much time on this blog . Anything else u did not get?

By: Karl Haro von Mogel

Karl Haro von Mogel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:49 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, scotti. The next time you decide to comment, please consider composing your thoughts in complete sentences.
Oh and by the way, climate change is real and a large part is due to humans. Does that help?

By: scotti

scotti — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:38:15 +0000

Well suppose you think you’re neutral, mature,rational or intelligent on this, gee if science is in your petty hands we have more problems than I thought, growing up in the last twelve years! Listen to the public as well as your wee egos and job prospects. Spoiling a competiton like this is so impressive ? I do though admire more independent scientists that are not apologists symbiots with the market.You are doing to public rights what the church used to do to scientists.Study any history?
Did you also deny climate change Karl und Anasta (anon Frank N Fool) ? Bloggers suc h as this can be such time wasters as this international debate is at least twelve years old.No apolgies for ny passion and distate of your short term poverty of ideas.Hope you print this anyway it might give you more fun chums/geeks.

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:27:48 +0000

Even when we were so far ahead, I was afraid to believe that we did it! How exciting. I am so happy that our fellow science bloggers took the time to support us by promoting Biofortified to their members. As I said in Cheaters, all of the promotions and votes show that we are a scientist-backed blog, not an industry-based blog.

By: Pam Ronald

Pam Ronald — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:48:00 +0000

another cool blog, Karl. Pharyngulate. I like it! Congrats.

By: Karl Haro von Mogel

Karl Haro von Mogel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:44:18 +0000

Uh oh… the jig is up. Truth is, we had an army of plants voting for us… Mutant plants.

Are they ill-tempered?

Yes.

By: Ewan Ross

Ewan Ross — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:40:16 +0000

Your responses line looks quite a bit like the nitrate uptake response of NRT1.1 to increasing nitrate concentration! Coincidence? I think not!

By: ERV

ERV — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:41:20 +0000

*high-five*

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:50:08 +0000

Hot damn. It was fun–like watching the last inning of a World Series game.

Congrats on the total. And I really am delighted that supporters of science came out of the woodwork in ways I have rarely seen on this topic before. I think that bodes well for future discussion and increased understanding.

Science over fear! Woot!