Strictly from the standpoint of efficiency, growing a plant that produced an acceptable yield of fuel for diesel engines without processing any further than extraction and filtering is nearly ideal. We do need people hanging around with a healthy dose of skepticism, but running away from the future because some aspects of that future appear to carry risks is worse than plunging blindly forward without heed of the consequences. Genetic engineering has been going on since that monk, whats-his-name, was messing around with peas in his garden, even before that. We have been cross-breeding, hybridizing, and culling herds and crops for desirable traits since before recorded history. Its just that now we've advanced to the stage that we can do it with tremendous efficiency at the direct genetic level. Monitor the progress, give those who are concerned a public forum, and let normal human progress take its course. As a student of western civilization, I can tell you that, historically, cultures that turn their backs, or try to stop social, or scientific progress, marginalize themselves, ceding the forefront to other cultures that are willing to embrace the future. I am not flaming anyone here, I respect the cynic and the critic, we need you to balance the science-as-a-god crowd on the other end of the spectrum. But, please, accept the possibility that your opinions are just that; opinions. It is possible for someone equally well informed to disagree with you without being evil. I'm sorry this got so, long, I just didn't want to see another tangential flame war fire up. I hope I haven't caused one.
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