Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops.

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A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This...

A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This...

It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out...

It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out...

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on...

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on...

The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal...

The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal...

The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the...

The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the...

In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in...

In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in...

What's different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies...

What's different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies...

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will...

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will...

What I'm suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be...

What I'm suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be...

The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or...

The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or...

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in...

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in...

We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in...

We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in...

If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can spray your herbicides and...

If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can spray your herbicides and...

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these...

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these...

The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent...

The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent...

When we seed millions of acres of land with these plants, what happens to foraging...

When we seed millions of acres of land with these plants, what happens to foraging...

We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial...

We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial...

So my attorneys brought litigation in the U.S. federal courts. The judge ruled in our...

So my attorneys brought litigation in the U.S. federal courts. The judge ruled in our...

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of...

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of...

Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held...

Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held...