Thank Tony,
Just the sort of thing I am looking for. I will be
looking it up at the library. Is the New Scientist magazine dated 15th June
this year?
Peter.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Nelson-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 3:14 AM
Subject: Re: [globalnews] GM contamination spreads in Mexico
> Peter - You might like to look at the current New Scientist magazine (not
> noted as being anti-GM!), dated 15th June, pp 14-17 'Special Report -
> Genetic contamination', which covers the original paper in Nature and the
> controversy over its subsequent trashing. It appears that a dispute over
> the authors' methods and results (perhaps inspired by campus politics)
> doesn't affect the basic message. New Scientist concludes that there is
no
> doubt that transgenes have spread to traditional maize varieties
cultivated
> in Mexico; two separate teams have since found transgenic DNA in about
10%
> of crop plants sampled, although there is no evidence of the contamination
> of wild maize. Bt maize imported from the US as animal feed has
apparently
> been planted, accidentally or intentionally, in spite of Mexican
government
> precautions. Hope this helps! Tony N-S.
>
