Seed Keepers

["Elise Lutrick" <seedsaverslist@gmail.com>]

Several years ago, I saw some studies posted on the net about animals
being fed diets of GMO things such as soybeans and potatoes, etc. The
study stated that upon sacrifice the animals exhibited gross
abnormalities of their internal organs. A while later, I went back
looking for those studies, and they had disappeared.

Some time later I read about some guy in England who had done such
studies. As a result, he had lost his position, and had later died
under suspicious circumstances.

In the last few months I have read that there have been recent similar
independent studies that have shown similar results. I don't know if
anyone who matters is paying attention. I sort of doubt it.

And then there are the studies that indicate that GMO bt corn pollen
has lethal effects of monarch butterfly larvae.

Elise



On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 11:03 AM, lucy Owsley <boulderbelt@voyager.net> wrote:
> Look i am not saying I want GMO beets (or any other GMO crop/plant/animal)
> But I do think it is going waaaaay out there to think GMO beet pollen is
> going to be this super thing that will survive years in the soil and
> suddenly leap out and start pollinating non GMO beets. See the argument is
> getting so emotional as to be silly. this is exactly what Monsantan wants us
> to do-freak out and make up stupid arguments to say GMO's are bad. lets
> stick with reality of seed breeding here. This pollination prob is a lot
> less severe when you are talking biennials and not annuals and that is what
> we are talking about. i am not saying cross pollination with GMO's is not a
> problem and a big. What i am saying it is not the biggest problem in THIS
> case. capeche? There have got to be better arguments such as the plan to use
> 5x more round up because of GMO beets. or Health concerns (have there been
> any feeding studies done?)
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> I don't think the beets should be grown period and I am quite aware that
> Monsatan may well take all the heirlooms and pvp them.
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> On Feb 23, 2008, at 11:49 AM, LINDARAY@att.net wrote:
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> On the contrary, this is informed opposition. I've already got 20+ active
> years in this GMO drekk. I have excellent reasons for every facet of my
> position which I shall not waste listmembers' valuable time arguing further.
> You may keep singing your song until Monsanto runs over you with a tank if
> you want to.
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> I think we are singing the same song here.
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> Lucy Goodman
> Boulder Belt Eco-Farm
> Eaton, OH
> http://boulderbelt.blogspot.com
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