Dodging the Negative Reaction To GE Crops

BINC writes "Wired has an article up today entitled 'Selective Breeding Gets Modern.'" From the article: "Genetically modified food has gotten a chilly reception from consumers, especially in Europe and Asia. Just last week, Japan suspended imports of American long-grain rice after authorities discovered that a genetically modified variety had accidentally mixed with conventional rice. To skirt such problems altogether, biotech companies are creating superior plants using genetics technology that is advanced but which falls short of grafting genes from one organism into another."

Comments

GE?

[Shadyman]

Am I the only one wondering exactly when General Electric started growing crops?

Engineer your kids but not your food?

[daemonenwind]

Why is it that the same people who want to embrace the wholesale slaughter of embryos to drive stem cell research - which is genetically engineering drugs - get up in arms about GE food?

Seems to me that these folks just value their dinner more than their humanity

Re:Someone remind me...

[FLEB]

Of course it's more like 1/10000 and 9/10

That's assuming, of course, that there needs to be a link to be a lawsuit. Just apply enough fearmongering and whining in a speedy enough manner to discourage proper scientific inquiry. If the lawsuit is faster than the studies, ya' win.