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To: generally
Studies have also shown that genes can jump across species.

Can you link that? And are you talking about similar species or is just a free for all?

31 posted on 05/30/2013 8:28:36 PM PDT by bigheadfred ( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
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To: bigheadfred

Called zoonosis. Jumping species.


62 posted on 05/30/2013 8:48:54 PM PDT by acapesket
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It isn’t a free-for-all. As pollination vectors, bees and other bugs, move from plant to plant looking for pollen, they don’t go straight from one frankenwheat to the next. They go from wheat to weed, to weed, to weed, to wheat, to weed, and as they do some genetic material is spread around and might get included into an adaptation by the weeds.

The weirder thing is this. While GMO crops are viable, they tend to return to being regular crops as the recessive genes fade over generations. If these thwere last tested in the early 2000’s then why are they popping up now. Monsanto or somebody is not being honest.


111 posted on 05/30/2013 9:43:58 PM PDT by Hawk1976 (It is better to die in on your feet than it is to live as on your knees.)
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To: bigheadfred

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/new_route_for_GM_gene_escape.php

Here is one link. First hit when I googled “genes jump species.” There are others that could be worthwhile, but I wanted to get you an answer asap.

I didn’t read the entire thing, but info in the parts I skimmed is even worse that what I remembered reading several years ago.


155 posted on 05/31/2013 4:02:02 AM PDT by generally (Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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