Re: SOC: More reaction to GM foods

Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 00:48:39 -0400

"Robert J. Bradbury" wrote:
>
> On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 GBurch1@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Friends of the Earth is concerned because a recent study conducted
> > by Cornell University published in the journal Nature found that corn
> > genetically engineered to include the Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt)
> > kills the larvae of the Monarch butterfly.
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>
> Right. We want more bugs. Its interesting how they have played
> this one. Everyone likes a "Monarch butterfly", but how many
> people really *like* larvae?
>
> What an idea for a Saturday Night Live skit!
> "Friends-of-Little-Crawly-Things"

Students for the Stink Beetle....

Mike Lorrey