----------empyre- soft-skinned space---------------------- Hi Jeff, Can you explain in what way GM crops *are* different from what humans have been doing for thousands of years?
Cheers, Babak -- Babak Fakhamzadeh | babak.fakhamza...@gmail.com | http://BabakFakhamzadeh.com Ask me for my PGP public key to send me encrypted email. On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Jeff Schmuki <jschm...@gmail.com> wrote: > ----------empyre- soft-skinned space---------------------- > Hello All, > Back in 2009 Wendy and I formed PlantBot Genetics after posing as farmers at > a Monsanto open house day where local farmers treated to the latest products. > We encountered some misinformation, namely on the difference between a > naturally arrived at hybrid (crossbreeding like species) and a transgenic one > (genetic combination from unlike species). Essentially, we were told GM crops > were no different from what humans has been doing for thousands of years > which is not true. In answer to this, we created PlantBot Genetics a Biotech > parody as a means to create conversation on large-scale agricultural > practices and how food arrives at our plate in a humorous and inspiring way. > www.monsantra.com > > > _______________________________________________ > empyre forum > empyre@lists.artdesign.unsw.edu.au > http://empyre.library.cornell.edu _______________________________________________ empyre forum empyre@lists.artdesign.unsw.edu.au http://empyre.library.cornell.edu
