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Old 30-06-2013, 12:59 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
David Hare-Scott[_2_] David Hare-Scott[_2_] is offline
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Default 'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%

Rick wrote:
Your dazzling display of illogic has taken my breath away! Still,
once in a while you post something worth reading, and so a response
may be worthwhile.
I like bread and pasta made with wheat. Many people do. In fact
wheat accounts for a rather large percentage of human food. If you
are one who eats wheat, what will you do if (realistically when) the
only bread available is GMO?
."The other thing to bear in mind, said Akhunov, is that "the pathogen
races are evolving very fast." Since the discovery of Ug99, another
five or six derivative races have emerged, he said. So not only must
the search for new resistance genes continue, he said, but also "we
need to come up with faster ways of responding."".
Faith based fear is ignorant. Ignorance is a fatal flaw. This is a
fight we cannot allow ignorance to win. Believe in your gods if you
must, but at least try to understnd the science behind GMO in the
absence of irrational fear.
http://bit.ly/12pqJYC
For those who wisely distrust mini-links:
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articl...ighting-Genes/


Once again you are claiming the high ground saying your critics' arguments
are based on faith. You again pretend to be speaking with the voice of
evidence and rationality.

In this thread it is plain for anybody to see that you have not provided one
focussed response but wasted our time with personal attacks, vague
generalisations and misdirection on to new topics when you have failed to
say anything useful about the topics already in front of us.

You consistently accuse others of your own vices.

'Abusive and pretentious' - spot on.

David