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Scientists from the University of Arkansas announced at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting the results of a study that showed genetically engineered pesticide-resistant canola growing like a weed in North Dakota. They found that up to 80 percent of wild canola in their sample from various North Dakota roadsides contained genes that conferred resistance to either glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto's RoundUp Ready pesticide) or gluphosinate (from Bayer's LibertyLink seeds).
Canola gone wild! Uh-oh, transgenic plants (aka genetically modified) are escaping and interbreeding
Seeded on Sat Aug 7, 2010 11:36 AM EDT
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Do yourself a favor...avoid canola, and soil oil.
'Time and time again, Monsanto and its ilk have promised that this sort of thing would never happen; that the systems in place to prevent it are foolproof. Well, I think we know now who the fools are'....
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#1 - Sat Aug 7, 2010 11:40 AM EDTPeople need to buy a supply of various heirloom seeds so they can grow their own foods. If anything, the seeds will help to insure a good source of food for future generations.
Even a plant or two grown in containers can deturmoine plant speciessurival from being altered by monsanto or sanctioned by the FDA.
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