Wednesday, June 11, 2003
MASHED PROTATOS
Genetically Modified Potato in India?
Here's a report in the Beeb on the possibility that the Indian government will approve the growing of a genetically modified potato that has three times the amount of protein found in natural varieties (with the cute name "protato"). Naturally, the Beeb gives space to the queen of the bio-luddites, Vandana Shiva, who says
[I]t makes no sense to permanently introduce genes, to introduce toxins into my biodiversity, allow contamination of related crops.
Now, since when was protein a "toxin"?
GB, THHotA
posted by Greg 8:00 PM
