“ Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops. ”
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“ We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population. ”
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“ Here we are 17 years later. Those agencies never did come through. ”
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“ We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. ”
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“ When you do classical breeding, you cluster for hundreds of genes in a plant that allow it to be resistant to a particular insect. ”
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“ A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won't stop insects from moving across boundaries. That's absurd. ”
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“ Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies. ”
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“ We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. ”
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“ We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial age, and that is to get a leg up on this, to bring the public in quickly, to have an informed debate. ”
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“ You can't get a guarantee that genes are going to turn on and off the way you want them to. You're dealing with life. It's too unpredictable. ”
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“ The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global conspiracy in violation of the antitrust laws, to control the global market in seeds. ”
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“ We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population. ”
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“ We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. ”
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“ You can't get a guarantee that genes are going to turn on and off the way you want them to. You're dealing with life. It's too unpredictable. ”
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“ The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global conspiracy in violation of the antitrust laws, to control the global market in seeds. ”
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“ You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect. ”
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“ When you introduce a genetically modified organism into the environment, it's not like introducing a chemical product, or even a nuclear product. ”
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“ Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows. ”
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“ The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. ”
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“ Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops. ”
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“ Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final analysis what Brussels does, what Washington does, or what the World Trade Organization does. ”
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“ When you do classical breeding, you cluster for hundreds of genes in a plant that allow it to be resistant to a particular insect. ”
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“ The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that preys on speed records and shortcuts, unmindful of the past, uncaring of the future, existing only for the moment and the quick fix. The earthly rhythms that characterize a more pastoral way of life have been shunted aside to make room for the fast track of an urbanized existence… ”
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“ The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global conspiracy in violation of the antitrust laws, to control the global market in seeds. ”
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“ The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the state government? Who's going to cover the losses? The fact is, here's an industry with no long-term liability in place. ”
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“ Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final analysis what Brussels does, what Washington does, or what the World Trade Organization does. ”
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“ In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in Europe. All the surveys show that. But here, we didn't have the cultural dimension. This is a fast-food culture. ”
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“ The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that preys on speed records and shortcuts, unmindful of the past, uncaring of the future, existing only for the moment and the quick fix. The earthly rhythms that characterize a more pastoral way of life have been shunted aside to make room for the fast track of an urbanized existence… ”
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