Re: agricultural app of fractal robots, was FDA recalls Starlink

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 13:40:56 MST


Barbara Lamar wrote:
>
> The following is an excerpt from the URL listed. It's speculative at the
> present time, but IMO this is a far better technology to aim for than
> building toxins into our food.

As I understand it the current effort was to build in a bacillus that
was toxic only to insects. If that is doable and safe to humans it is
infinitely better than using general pesticides that are also toxic to
humans. We don't have to wait for tiny robotic insect killers.

- s.



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