On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 02:08:03PM -0800, Rick Carlson wrote:
> Andrew P. Lentvorski, Jr. wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> >In addition, as we get better at gene manipulation, I can certainly 
> >foresee at time when we can correct *all* genetic problems.
> >-a
> 
> And that may very well be our downfall. In the horticultural world herbs 
> were almost wiped out by agribusiness because they were merely "weeds".
> 

The hot new book by Jared Diamond says exactly this.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670033375/qid=1107300398/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-3887127-7506543

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