From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Fri Feb 21 2003 - 09:32:46 MST
See NY Times article:
Development of Biotech Crops Is Booming in Asia
by David Barboza, Feb. 21, 2003:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/21/international/asia/21BIOT.html?pagewanted=print
As I predicted the whole European GMO debate is largely irrelevant
(this may position me somewhat against positions raised
by Greg (with an emphasis on the risks of the anti-GMO/luddite
lobby) and/or Natasha (with the Pro-Act perspective)).
The bottom line is that there are hungry people out there
that need to feed themselves. There are also more of them
(people of asian descent) than there are of people like myself
(europeans or their offspring).
One can argue the risks of the luddite perspective only so far
and that "farness" I strongly suspect stops at the stomachs
of the large numbers of asian individuals.
Now, the interesting question would be, given the acceptance
of GM foods, whether that will translate into a general
acceptance of GM people.
If so one might have the makings of a cultural war because
the Asians will simply be able to out-evolve the Europeans.
Robert
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