When we seed millions of acres of land with these plants, what happens to foraging birds, to insects, to microbes, to the other animals, when they come in contact and digest plants that are producing materials ranging from plastics to…

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...