In article <MOD$990924.3913@rec.gardens.ecosystems>, Ann writes > >Chris French and Helen Johnson >expounded: > >>Well as uk based poster it would be difficult to be anything other than >>aware of the debate around GMO. I'm more than happy to keep rge clear of >>such things. > >Huh? It my be obvious to you, but it isn't obvious to me. And I do >like learning about it.
I didn't say I expected everyone else to be au fait with the GM debate,
I was just giving my opinion, as suggested by Bill. GMO's are a hot
topic in the UK right now, and barely a week goes by without another
news story about it.
But I'm not that bothered about it, and I am a bit of a 'fly-be-night'
when it comes to rge.
> When I was in England last year I heard a bit >about the EU trying to stymie heirloom seeds. Is that what you are >talking about? >
No GM is to do with the insertion of 'foreign' genes into the DNA of
another organism.
The thing about the EU and heritage seeds was more IMO, a case of cack
handed buearocracy (we get a lot of that with the EU). AFAICR They
wanted to have commercially sold seed registered, which incurred an
annual fee. This could have stopped the supply of less popular strains
of seeds, of which many were heritage varieties - don't sorry still
plenty of them about, though I can't remember the final deal.
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Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
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