Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held up the first experiment. At that time, I went in front of Congress, along with the major agencies involved with this.

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The antitrust litigation currently in the federal courts in the U.S. against Monsanto will be...

The antitrust litigation currently in the federal courts in the U.S. against Monsanto will be...

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 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...

I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this...

I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this...

Here we are 17 years later. Those agencies never did come through.

Here we are 17 years later. Those agencies never did come through.

Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them...

Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them...

We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and...

We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and...

Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final...

Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final...

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...

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...

Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of...

Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of...

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 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...

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...

What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA...

What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA...

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...

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...

One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make...

One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make...

The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions....

The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions....

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...