The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or even raised. If you're a farmer and you're growing a genetically engineering food crop, those genes are going to flow to the other farm.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and...

We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and...

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 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...

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified...

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...