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1488, RE: ah yes-so simple
Posted by chienyenwa, Sat May-08-04 06:25 AM
>if you have passed a high school biology class, you would
>know that "dominant" is normal and not harmful. Whatever
>gene is dominant will be expressed more often that the
>recessive gene. That doesn't mean the recessive gene is
>wiped out.

that is not how the mechanism works because you are introducing a foreign gene. the danger in gene drifting is that "superweeds" can result

>because it really won't take a discussion anywhere. the thing with GM is just that there hasn't been adequate testing and development. its sort of being prematurely winged... the science isn't stable enough to be implemented on the scale it is now.

there has been adequate testing and the benefits outweigh the risks; the science is quite stable.