Apr 28, 2023 04:35 PM
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https://www.acsh.org/news/2023/04/27/cha...s-me-17004
EXCERPTS (Henry I. Miller, MS, MD): Not-so-bonnie King Charles has said that he rejects the idea that genetic modification simply extends or refines "traditional methods of plant breeding.” He is convinced that such practices "belong to God, and to God alone.” And if mere mortals persist in their misguided efforts, he contends that they should segregate and label "genetically modified products.”
King Charles knows little about the genetic engineering of plants, among many other things...
[...] At the end of the day, King Charles's reservations about new biotechnology are puzzling. They appear to arise from a lack of perspective on pedigree (a subject that should be of no small interest to someone whose only claim to distinction is his lineage). Would he boycott or request special labelling for the genetic hybrid we call a tangelo (a cross between a tangerine and grapefruit)? Or the mutant peaches we call nectarines?
Biotech's opponents should also be aware that delays or limitations in the use of gene-spliced products cause the poor to suffer most. Because food purchases require a disproportionately large part of their budgets, those with lower incomes are hardest hit by high consumer prices, which can be reduced by more efficient biotech production processes.
The controversy over biotechnology is not a mere intellectual exercise but a real-life struggle for the availability of products that will prolong and enrich lives and feed the planet’s expanding population, and for the ability of consumers to cast their votes in the marketplace.
[...] His Majesty should give the new biotechnology a try before he heaves another tomato at it... (MORE - missing details)
EXCERPTS (Henry I. Miller, MS, MD): Not-so-bonnie King Charles has said that he rejects the idea that genetic modification simply extends or refines "traditional methods of plant breeding.” He is convinced that such practices "belong to God, and to God alone.” And if mere mortals persist in their misguided efforts, he contends that they should segregate and label "genetically modified products.”
King Charles knows little about the genetic engineering of plants, among many other things...
[...] At the end of the day, King Charles's reservations about new biotechnology are puzzling. They appear to arise from a lack of perspective on pedigree (a subject that should be of no small interest to someone whose only claim to distinction is his lineage). Would he boycott or request special labelling for the genetic hybrid we call a tangelo (a cross between a tangerine and grapefruit)? Or the mutant peaches we call nectarines?
Biotech's opponents should also be aware that delays or limitations in the use of gene-spliced products cause the poor to suffer most. Because food purchases require a disproportionately large part of their budgets, those with lower incomes are hardest hit by high consumer prices, which can be reduced by more efficient biotech production processes.
The controversy over biotechnology is not a mere intellectual exercise but a real-life struggle for the availability of products that will prolong and enrich lives and feed the planet’s expanding population, and for the ability of consumers to cast their votes in the marketplace.
[...] His Majesty should give the new biotechnology a try before he heaves another tomato at it... (MORE - missing details)