Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho
Synthetic genes, toxins and cyanide gas are some of what to expect from wines on your dinner table.
The modification of grapevines has gone beyond the humdrum of Bt and herbicide tolerance of most GM food crops. The new emphasis is on synthetic genes and proteins, and virus resistance using coat protein gene modifications. The introduction of a cyanogenic toxin into grapevine may be a sign that genetic engineers are growing ever more daring in the recognition that regulators are standing with them against the public. Clearly these new developments are crying out for GM labelling at the very least, and a clean sweep of the regulatory regimes would not come amiss.
Synthetic genes, toxins and cyanide gas are some of what to expect from wines on your dinner table.
The modification of grapevines has gone beyond the humdrum of Bt and herbicide tolerance of most GM food crops. The new emphasis is on synthetic genes and proteins, and virus resistance using coat protein gene modifications. The introduction of a cyanogenic toxin into grapevine may be a sign that genetic engineers are growing ever more daring in the recognition that regulators are standing with them against the public. Clearly these new developments are crying out for GM labelling at the very least, and a clean sweep of the regulatory regimes would not come amiss.
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