I don't know the answer to this question. I'm curious about it too. I also
wonder how much of that kind of work is in development. I doubt anyone knows as
so much of it is done in the private sector.
But I remember conducting trials of pumpkins in the '90s on some
virus-resistant GMO pumpkins
In January, I happened to attend a standing room only presentation on
communicating about GMO crops at the Mid-Atlantic Convention in Hershey, PA.
The speaker was from the Center of Science in the Public Interest. Their web
site posts a 24 page bulletin on the subject at the link below. The
The way to beat the GMO controversy, merited or not, is to use genetic mapping
to find plants with desirable traits then cross them into the targeted crop
with conventional breeding.
I've talked with several anti GMO folks who have no problem with this method
but you still can be sure it won't
A new issue of Scaffolds for the week of 5/5 has been posted and is available
at:
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2014/SCAFFOLDS%205-5-14.pdf
A version formatted for mobile devices is available at:
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2014/5-05MD.pdf
This issue contains the
I posted this a while back (
http://www.mail-archive.com/apple-crop%40virtualorchard.net/msg02437.html),
but probably worth re-visiting. I found it very interesting. JC
http://www.wired.com/2014/01/new-monsanto-vegetables/
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Fleming, William
