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In
the longer term I think some types of GE could be useful to people. It
might mean new ways to cure diseases or to prevent them in the first place.
But - and this is a very big BUT indeed! - all you people need to know
what's happening and why. You need to get involved in thinking about
whether GE (and other new human technologies) are good
or bad...
or if bits of them are good and other bits bad and dangerous. You also
need to have a choice, to have a say in what is done or not done.
You need to have proper labelling on the stuff you eat and drink
so you know how it's made. Governments
and companies tend to keep rather quiet about GE. After all, people
can't object to things they don't know about.
Now people are coming to realise just what's been going on and more and
more want to put a stop to this secrecy. Don't you want to be involved
in deciding the future of life on our planet? GE could affect natural
life in all kinds of ways nobody yet knows. If companies release lots
of GMOs and something goes terribly wrong, who pays for the damage?
Can the damage be repaired?
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