We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial age, and that is to get a leg up on this, to bring the public in quickly, to have an informed debate.

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The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled genetically engineered,...

The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled genetically engineered,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...