RE: Less is More

From: Spike (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Wed Jun 18 2003 - 20:36:32 MDT

Next message: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky: "Re: Bayesian constraint by the evidence"

Previous message: Spudboy100@aol.com: "HydroCarbons: Gulf of Mexico"
In reply to: Anders Sandberg: "GM: Less is More"
Next in thread: EvMick@aol.com: "Re: GM: Less is More"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]

Anders wrote:

>Genetic engineers decaffeinate coffee
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993851

This does raise concerns. What if the pollen somehow
gets loose and coffee gets to where it doesn't work
anymore? Oy vey!

>Genetically modified grass snuffs out hayfever
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993843

>(Personally I consider decaffinated coffee unethical, GMO or not :-)
>Anders Sandberg

What if this modified grass gets loose? The multijillion
dollar allergy medication industry could be wiped out.

spike

Next message: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky: "Re: Bayesian constraint by the evidence"
Previous message: Spudboy100@aol.com: "HydroCarbons: Gulf of Mexico"
In reply to: Anders Sandberg: "GM: Less is More"
Next in thread: EvMick@aol.com: "Re: GM: Less is More"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Wed Jun 18 2003 - 20:44:35 MDT