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Article: Open Letter to New Zealand Royal Commission on Genetic Engineering. (Biodevastation).
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- Synthesis/Regeneration
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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August 13, 2001. As one of the many scientists presenting evidence to the Royal Commission on Genetic Engineering, I had high hopes that New Zealand would assume moral and intellectual leadership in rejecting this dangerous technology bolstered by degenerate science, so obviously serving the corporate agenda instead of the public good. It is still not too late for New Zealand to take on this role.
It has become increasingly evident that genetic modification (GM) technology is inherently hazardous and unreliable both in agriculture and in medicine. The list of failures is growing apace. Let me mention a few recent examples that came to light since I presented ...