From: "Robert Comer" 

> I'm not hopeful of it happening.

That's fair, it's a content providers vs. everyone else type thing.

> Er... No. A naturally occuring "terminator" gene would tend
to die out.

Er, no, there's a number of examples of terminator genes that don't die out
-- that's one reason I want us to go the GM tech route, to get rid of them.

> Note that the above assumes a gene that is not particularly "virulent"
> (doesn't spread easily). This is the type most likely to occur from GM
seed,
> because the seed companies would have tested for this in the lab. One
would
> hope that they wouldn't deliberately release GM seed with a terminator
gene
> that spreads easily. But as we all know, "bug free" in the lab doesn't
mean
> it'll be bug free "in the field".

That is certainly a possible problem, but if you don't take risks you don't
get the possible benefits either.

- Bob Comer



"Don Hills"  wrote in message
news:AEt6+sgaXGkK092yn{at}attglobal.net...
> In article ,
> "Robert Comer"  wrote:
> >
> >I suspect that's going to turn around. (I hope anyway.)
>
> I'm not hopeful of it happening.
>
> >Not real likely, but any mutation (man-made or natural) could cause that
> >too.
>
> Er... No. A naturally occuring "terminator" gene would tend
to die out.
> Natural selection. It wouldn't get a chance to spread. But if the gene was
> wide-spread and persistent (appeared in huge quantities year after year),
it
> would likely tip the balance.
>
> Note that the above assumes a gene that is not particularly "virulent"
> (doesn't spread easily). This is the type most likely to occur from GM
seed,
> because the seed companies would have tested for this in the lab. One
would
> hope that they wouldn't deliberately release GM seed with a terminator
gene
> that spreads easily. But as we all know, "bug free" in the lab doesn't
mean
> it'll be bug free "in the field".
>
> --
> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand

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