From: J Corbally (icorb@indigo.ie)
Date: Thu Jul 04 2002 - 16:30:27 MDT
> >> In animals that have been fed GM food, the scenario is slightly
> >> different. Here, contamination of meat and dairy produce by foreign
> >> DNA is highly unlikely but not impossible.
> >
> > How can GM material get into the genetic code of animals that eat it?
> > Doesn't make sense to me. Since when do plant genes "infect" animals?
> > This is total bullshit, right?
>I don't think they are talking about cross-pollination, such as in
>plants, where the next generation contains some of the DNA. I think
>here they are talking about the more basic issue of animals being what
>they eat. Meat from animals can contain residues of the foods they
>eat. Pesticides, antibiotics and hormones are some examples. I don't
>think the DNA itself is the issue.
But they specifically mention "contamination....by foreign DNA..." This
indicates to me that they are claiming DNA from what an animal eats can
become integrated into the creatures own DNA. This sounds very strange to
me, Harvey.
James....
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and
crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures
to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
-Q, Star Trek:TNG episode 'Q Who'
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