SC - Evolution of food-genetics of food

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/17/00 5:15:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
rachel at witchwood.prestel.co.uk writes:

<<  Incidentally I don't eat
 GM food only organic. >>

I eat organic food also but I really miss my tomatos with the codfish gene. 
They were able to withstand considerable freezing without discernible damage 
and were very flavorful. I am a 'science' person at heart in that I really 
don't see advancement as 'unnatural,' Man is part of nature so his ability to 
manipulate nature is a 'natural' function, IMO. I fully support genetic 
research and biotechnology. I think it is important to preserve the things 
from before but don't see them as the 'source' of rightness that so may 
others apparently do. 

Historically, many scientific advancements were seen as somehow inherently 
'evil' but thank Goddess, cooler heads prevail and I am able to have 
electricity and all the other wonderful 'unnatural' things that make my life 
so much easier.

I also disagree that the short, even insignificant time span, since the 
middle ages has produced any significant genetic changes naturally that 
really make any difference in taste or appearance of basic species. Science 
may have produced significant alterations but most certainly nature has not.

Ras