FYI - GE corn ruins more native varieties... Ericka ---------- From: Laurel Hopwood <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Biotech Forum <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: native Mexican corn contaminated DAILY GRIST 02 Oct 2001 Environmental news from GRIST MAGAZINE http://www.gristmagazine.com reposted with permission EAR, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE To their surprise, Mexican authorities have discovered that some of the country's native corn varieties have been contaminated by genetically engineered DNA. The finding is particularly troubling because Mexico has not approved the commercial planting of genetically modified corn. Moreover, the contaminated seeds were found in an area considered to be the world's repository of corn diversity -- the kind of place scientists had hoped would help preserve genetic diversity in the age of Frankenfood. Greenpeace is now asking Mexico to ban the import of genetically modified corn. straight to the source: New York Times, Carol Kaesuk Yoon, 02 Oct 2001 <http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/02/health/genetics/02CORN.html> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]