From: Gary Wiltshire 

On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 22:22:08 +0100, "Paul Ranson"
 wrote:

>"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>news:3eea23be{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Did you know that an important reason to gen modify food is
that one can
>> > patent it?
>>
>> That's not the most important reason.
>>
>
>That just seems extremely naive to me. It's the prime motivation behind the
>development of GM food. The question is whether there are any other good
>reasons for pursuing it.
>
>Paul

How about (non-legume) crops which can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere,
saving the cost of fertilizer in third world countries and reducing run-off
pollution everywhere?  How about rice with a high protein content?  How
about crops more resistant to disease or pests, requiring less introduction
of insecticides and fungicides into the environment.  There are LOTS of
reasons and, yes, someone should earn money for the work.

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